A non-resident can purchase a property in Canada without going through the immigration process. However, you must check with Immigration Canada regarding the conditions on visiting the country. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/apply-who.asp
Within Quebec, the Government of Canada grants permission only to candidates chosen by Quebec.
To be selected as a Quebec immigrant, you must meet the criteria of one of the following programs:
Family reunification program
Economic immigration program
Qualified worker category
Investor category
Entrepreneur category
Self-employed worker category
For more details on these programs or an immigration project, please go to the website of the Ministère de l’immigration et des communautés culturelles du Québec or contact Marie-Soleil Guy-Martel, legal affairs with DTN at 819-326-4004, ext. 227