Immigration Department shelves visa program for foreign entrepreneurs, citing misuse

Lawyers and innovators say a new and more efficient program must be introduced swiftly to attract start-ups to Canada ...

Canada Start-up Visa misused as PR route, not job creation: What happened?

Ottawa says an internal review found the Start-up Visa was increasingly being used to secure permanent residence rather than to build businesses ...

Cash-for-visa allegations complicate Canada's race for global talent

When asked about the weightlifter, robo-adviser and daycare cases, Chris Lennon, Empowered Startups’ president and general ...
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Canada suspends Start-Up Visa as feds look to transition to new program

Canada will no longer accept applications for its Start-Up Visa (SUV) Program starting Jan. 1, 2026, but the feds have ...

What changes in Canada’s immigration rules in 2026

Canada introduces major immigration and labour policy shifts from January 1, 2026. Study permit rules ease for graduate ...

Canada shuts Start-Up Visa Program, prepares to launch new immigrant entrepreneur pilot in 2026

The decision marks the end of a program that has been in operation for over a decade, but which has faced growing criticism ...
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Re-engineering the Startup Visa: Canada’s economic challenges require more global entrepreneurs and investors

As Canadians search for ways to grow our economy in the face of a global trade war, our political leaders should take another look at one failed federal policy that’s just waiting to be dusted off and ...