Yes, potentially. E-2 asks for a real, active commercial enterprise, treaty nationality, substantial at-risk capital and non-marginality — not a building of your own. The decision turns on whether your access to the kitchen is enforceable, whether the operation is permitted to produce there, and whether reserved capacity supports the plan.
Test the agreement, not the address
Treaty eligibility follows citizenship, not where you live, so a Beloeil address neither creates nor removes it; Canadian citizens generally need an E visa before seeking admission. At least fifty percent of the enterprise must be owned by treaty nationals, and you must genuinely develop and direct it — signing a lease and holding shares is not management. Write down who makes production, pricing and hiring decisions in this hypothetical business.
Direction is not defeated merely because an agreement contains ordinary brand standards, a reservation system or a fleet program; the question is whether the actual agreement leaves the investor with operational control. Ask how the actual commitment will be assessed rather than adopting a figure used in an unrelated application, since a larger payment does not repair an unresolved nationality or operating-business problem.
Assess the genuine contract terms and the enterprise’s actual or supported prospective economic capacity.