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Start Up Visa
Canada’s Start-up Visa Program targets immigrant entrepreneurs with the skills and potential to build businesses in Canada (outside Quebec) that
- are innovative
- can create jobs for Canadians
- can compete on a global scale
You can apply for the Start-up Visa Program as an individual or as part of a group of up to 5 owners.
To apply for the Start-up Visa Program, you must
- pitch your qualifying start-up to a designated organization and get their support
- meet the language requirements
- bring enough money to settle
To qualify under this program:
- each applicant must hold 10% or more of the total voting rights, and
- applicants and the designated organization together must hold more than 50% of the total voting rights
If your application is successful, you need to
- incorporate your business in Canada
- provide active and ongoing management of your business from inside Canada
- make sure an essential part of business operations happens in Canada
If you already applied for permanent residence through the Start-Up Visa Program, you might be able to work in Canada while you wait for PR processing to be completed if you
- show that your business will provide a significant economic benefit to Canada
- bring enough money to settle
Self-Employed Persons Program
The Self-employed Persons Program allows people to immigrate to Canada permanently as a self-employed person.
If you’re interested in this program, you must:
- have relevant experience in cultural activities or athletics and
- be willing and able to make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada
To immigrate as a self-employed person, you must:
- have relevant experience
- be willing and able to be self-employed in Canada
- meet the program’s selection criteria and
- meet medical, security and other conditions
Relevant experience for a self-employed person means at least two years of experience.
It must be during the period starting 5 years before the day you apply and ending on the day we make a decision on your application.
You can get more points if you have 3, 4, or 5 years of experience.
At a minimum, your experience must be:
- for cultural activities:
- 2 one-year periods being self-employed in cultural activities, or
- 2 one-year periods participating at a world-class level in cultural activities, or
- a combination of a one-year period described in (1), and a one-year period described in (2)
- for athletics:
- 2 one-year periods being self-employed in athletics, or
- 2 one-year periods participating at a world class level in athletics, or
- a combination of a one-year period described in (1) above, and a one-year period described in (2) above
The candidate is assessed on a selection criteria (Maximum points =100) that includes your:
- Experience (Maximum points =35)
- Education (Maximum points =25)
- Age (Maximum points =10)
- Ability in English and / or French (Maximum points =24)
- Adaptability (Maximum points =6)
Minimum required score to qualify = 35 points
Provincial Programs
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) allows Canadian provinces and territories to nominate individuals who wish to immigrate to Canada and who are interested in setting up a new business or invest in existing business in a particular province.
In general, this is a “temporary to permanent” immigration pathway. That means that if you are approved, you will initially come to that province as a temporary resident, and then apply to stay permanently once you have successfully started a business.
Contact us today to assess your eligibility!
