Start-up Visa, without the mythology
The SUV needs a qualifying business, support from a designated organization and real founder involvement. We explain what designated organizations actually look for — and what the program cannot do.
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Business Immigration
Start-up Visa and entrepreneur streams — for founders and owner-operators who want to build in Canada, assessed honestly.
Who this is for: For founders and owner-operators with capital, experience and a venture that holds up.
Plans that survive due diligence
Provincial entrepreneur streams assess net worth, investment plans and management experience against published criteria. Your business case is built to be examined, not admired.
The right province for the venture
Entrepreneur streams differ in investment thresholds, net-worth floors and market realities. We match the venture to the province where its numbers genuinely work.
Working while it processes
Some pathways allow a work permit while the permanent application is in process. Where that option exists for you, we build it into the plan from day one.
Viability advice with no sugar
If the numbers or the concept will not clear the bar, we say so before you commit capital. An honest no at the start is worth more than a polished refusal two years in.
The journey
How this application actually runs
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Venture assessment
Your capital, experience and concept against the streams that could genuinely accept them.
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Pathway & structuring
SUV or a provincial stream, chosen deliberately — with designated-organization or business-plan work scoped.
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Application
Commitment certificates or nomination files, personal documentation and forms — complete and consistent.
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Build & land
Work-permit options while processing where available, then the permanent-residence stage to decision.
Straight answers
Asked before, answered honestly
If your situation doesn't fit these answers, that's exactly what the free assessment is for.
How much do I need to invest?
It depends on the pathway. The Start-up Visa has no fixed personal investment minimum but requires committed support from a designated organization; provincial entrepreneur streams publish specific net-worth and investment thresholds that vary by province. We map your capital against the real published numbers.
How long does business immigration take?
Longer than most agents admit — the Start-up Visa in particular has seen long IRCC-published processing times. We quote the current published figures and discuss work-permit options that may let you build in Canada while the permanent file processes.
Can you connect me with a designated organization?
We prepare founders and files for designated-organization scrutiny and can point you to the official list of designated incubators, angel groups and venture funds. What no honest consultant will do is sell you a guaranteed commitment — that is not how the program works.
Pathways people weigh alongside this one
Start with the truth about your options.
Tell us your situation — education, work, family, goals. You’ll get an honest read from a licensed consultancy, not a sales pitch. Free, private, and in the language you think in.
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