Start-Up Visa

Start-Up Visa Program

Canada’s Start-Up Visa Program is intended for immigrant entrepreneurs with the skills and potential to establish businesses in Canada by allowing them and their families to apply for Canadian permanent resident status. The entrepreneurs should be innovative and be able to create jobs for Canadians and compete on a global scale. 

To be eligible for the Start-Up Visa Program, the applicant/s must:

  • Have a qualifying business:

    The entrepreneur applicants, whether alone or as a group (up to five applicants), must own more than 50% of the business, with each applicant owning at least 10% of the total shares.

  • Get a letter of support from a designated organization. There are three categories of designated organizations:
Venture capital funds
Angel investor groups
Business incubators
  • Meet minimum language requirements in English or French (Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 in all abilities)
  • Meet IRCC’s proof of funds requirement
  • Plan to settle in a province other than Quebec

Start-Up Visa Program opens the pathway for Canadian permanent residency for the foreign entrepreneurs and their family members. Accompanying spouses of the foreign entrepreneurs can work and their children can attend schools in Canada.

 

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