Canada's Start-up Visa Program is aimed at foreign entrepreneurs who possess the skills and potential to establish a business in Canada (excluding Quebec) with criteria:

• Business must be innovative

• Business can generate employment opportunities for Canadians

• Business is able to compete globally.

There are two types of Start-up Visa options:

Start-up Visa Program:

• You are required to present your qualifying start-up idea to a designated organization and obtain their support.

• You must meet language requirements and have sufficient funds to run the business

• While waiting for your permanent residence application to be processed, you may be eligible for a work permit if you are able to demonstrate that your business will significantly benefit Canada and you have enough funds

Support a business:

• You can apply to become a designated organization if you are a recommended member of either the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association or the National Angel Capital Organization.

• As a designated organization, you can establish your own procedures for receiving proposals from immigrant entrepreneurs and develop your own criteria to evaluate them. It's your responsibility to identify potential immigrant entrepreneurs you wish to support.