Start-up founders now eligible for 3-year open work permits

October 3rd 2024 – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently made important changes to the work permits available under the Start-up visa program. Under the new rules put in effect on October 3rd, 2024, businesspersons can now apply for…

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10 years later: a review of the Start-up Visa Program

September 9th 2024 – After celebrating a decade of existence in 2023, IRCC completed a new evaluation of the Start-up Visa program.  The evaluation report concludes that the SUV Program is aligned with the Government of Canada priorities, is a…

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Start-up Visa program: Recent Changes

September 4th 2024 – Since April 30th, 2024’s policy change giving a maximum of 10 letters of support to designated organizations per year until the end of 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has made other changes to improve…

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Start-up Visa Program: Innovate and obtain the Canadian permanent residence status

February 26th 2024 – The Canadian Start-up Visa program has completed 10 full years of existence since being launched as a pilot program in 2013.  With this program, Canada targets immigrant entrepreneurs with the skills and potential to launch businesses…

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2023 Annual Report on Immigration shows increase in Start-Up Visa admissions

November 17th 2023 - The 2023 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration, released on November 1st, 2023, offers a compelling portrait of Canada’s immigration landscape for the year 2022. The report specifically highlights the success of the Start-Up Visa program,...

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The Québec Immigrant Investor Program is set to reopen on January 1st 2024

November 17th 2023 - On November 8th, 2023, Québec’s Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) published new regulations modifying the rules for economic immigration programs. These new regulations confirm that the Québec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) will reopen on...

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Canada’s Immigration Levels Plans for 2024-2026 maintain high targets for the Start-up Visa

November 3rd 2023 - On November 1st, The Honourable Marc Miller, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC), presented the Immigration Levels Plan for 2024-2026, which lays out Canada’s immigration targets for the next three years. This new plan...

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Canada’s Minister of Immigration announces sweeping changes to the temporary work permit conditions of the Start-Up Visa Program

June 30th 2023 - Earlier this week, Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, spoke at Collision 2023 and introduced Canada’s first-ever Tech Talent Strategy, an ambitious new plan to attract and retain top talent in technology. The...

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Strong focus on Economic Immigration by Canada in 2021

November 14th 2022 - Canada welcomed 405,999 new Permanent Residents in 2021, with India in first place The 2022 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration released by IRCC last week gives an interesting account of the state of immigration in...

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Canada plans record levels of immigration in 2023-2025 targets, with Federal Business class visas to increase by 500%

November 4th 2022 - On November 1st, Immigrations, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released its Immigration Level Plans for 2023-2025, as part of its Annual Report to Parliament. These new figures show that the Canadian government aims to admit a...

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