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Canada Start-up Visa

Apply for a Start-up Visa

 

 

Canada welcomes innovative business ventures and invites entrepreneurs from other countries to benefit from the strong Canadian economy. The Start-up Visa (SUV) program launched by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) targets foreign start-ups that have the potential to build innovative businesses within Canada that further innovate its entrepreneurial ecosystem. The process is intended to allow for the expedited migration of foreign owned businesses looking to operate in Canada by providing up to five (5) founders or core team members with a permanent residency, provided that they meet the criteria established under the program and IRCC’s normal requirements for immigration.

 

VANTEC Angel Network Inc. is one of British Columbia’s designated organizations that can support applications for a SUV. As a Designated Angel Group participant in the SUV program of the IRCC.

 

Overall requirements :

- English or French proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and listening

- Prove investment commitment from either venture capital organization or angel network with a letter of support

- Minimum investment commitment of either $75,000 from an approved angel network or $200,000 from a venture capital organization

 
 

Preparing your Application

 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

 

 

Please read through our page about pitching to Angel Investors carefully to ensure your project is within our scope of interest.

 

Please note that due to the volume of SUV Applications, we cannot respond to each inquiry.

VANTEC are not immigration professionals and do not provide immigration advice. VANTEC will only work with Start Up Visa clients who have engaged certified and registered immigration professionals and are supported by a VANTEC Member Sponsor in good standing. VANTEC does not assess and/or review business proposals and /or the business itself. 

 

From the IRCC:

Due to the impacts of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we can’t process applications normally or provide accurate processing times.  We’re prioritizing applications from Canadians trying to return to Canada, vulnerable people and people who perform or support essential services

If you have an application in progress

 

Due to Covid-19-related delays, we cannot provide an accurate timeline for when they will get an Acknowledgement of Receipt letter once their PR applications are deemed complete.  It is challenging to accurately forecast how long it will take to finalize any applications.  The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of processing applications and as such we cannot provide accurate processing times or commit to pre-COVID 19 service standards.  Also, health authorities have issued guidelines that limit the number of employees physically present at work which further delays all processing.

 

While requests for urgent processing can always be submitted via Web form, applicants may not receive a response but they can be assured that their request has been received and put on their file for consideration when their application is reviewed. Any communication today is via Web form, and these are reviewed by the processing officer. Missions or visa offices will not respond to case-specific emails, or phone calls.  Applicants can check their status online, and should always rest assured that their communication via Web form is on file:  https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status.html

 

For VANTEC Members only - past SUV pitch event videos.

 

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