Entrepreneur immigration lives or dies on the business plan. Officers assess investment, ownership, job creation and viability against published criteria — and refuse applications whose plans don't answer them. We prepare plans built to those exact criteria, working alongside your licensed immigration consultant or lawyer.
IRCC stopped accepting new Start-up Visa applications after December 31, 2025 (except applicants holding valid 2025 commitments), paused the Self-Employed Persons Program, and has announced a transition to a new, targeted pilot program for immigrant entrepreneurs with details expected during 2026. Provincial entrepreneur streams and work-permit pathways remain active, subject to each province's intake windows. We track these changes and confirm the current position before any engagement.
BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration, Alberta's AAIP entrepreneur streams (including Rural and Graduate), SINP Entrepreneur, MPNP Business Investor, OINP Entrepreneur, and the Atlantic and territorial streams. Each has published minimum investment, net worth and job-creation thresholds — and each scores the business plan directly.
A work permit for entrepreneurs whose business will create significant economic, social or cultural benefit to Canada. The officer's decision rests almost entirely on the business plan's credibility — ownership, financing, market evidence and benefit to Canadians.
For established foreign companies opening a Canadian branch, subsidiary or affiliate and transferring executives, managers or specialized-knowledge staff. IRCC expects a credible Canadian expansion plan: premises, staffing plan, financial capacity and a realistic path to active operations.
IRCC has signalled a new targeted pilot for immigrant entrepreneurs to replace the Start-up Visa. We monitor announcements and prepare pilot-ready plans as criteria are published — and we support existing SUV work-permit holders transitioning to permanent residence.
Where a Labour Market Impact Assessment underpins a work permit, employers must demonstrate a genuine, financially sound business. We prepare the business and financial documentation supporting genuineness and ability to pay.
Quebec operates its own entrepreneur and investor programs with distinct requirements, and francophone mobility options exist elsewhere in Canada. Plans are prepared to the applicable program's published criteria.
Our role: we prepare the business plan, financial projections and source-of-funds documentation. Licensed immigration advice and representation come from your RCIC or immigration lawyer — we work with them routinely, or can suggest the questions to ask when choosing one.
Tell us the stream and province — we'll quote the plan and flag any eligibility gaps first.
