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Business & Entrepreneur Immigration

Research business immigration carefully: federal and provincial entrepreneur programs can pause, close or change intake rules.

Information snapshot reviewed August 18, 2026. Time-sensitive rules should be verified against the linked official source.

Federal Start-Up Visa: paused

IRCC stopped accepting new Start-Up Visa applications on June 30, 2026. Applications accepted before the pause continue to be processed. Any website still advertising Start-Up Visa as an open federal filing route should be checked against the current IRCC status before money or time is committed.

Paused for new applications
Official verification: IRCC Start-Up Visa status ↗

Provincial entrepreneur pathways

Several provinces and territories maintain entrepreneur or business streams with distinct net-worth, investment, business ownership/management experience, exploratory-visit, language, performance-agreement and business-establishment requirements. Intake formats differ widely.

B.C.AlbertaManitobaPEIYukonNWTQuebec

Business due diligence checklist

  • Confirm the stream is currently open to new registrations/applications.
  • Confirm source and accumulation of net worth and investment funds.
  • Separate immigration eligibility from whether the proposed business is commercially sensible.
  • Review ownership percentage, active-management and job-creation obligations.
  • Understand whether nomination occurs before or after business establishment.
  • Budget for business, legal/accounting, settlement and immigration costs separately.