Canada’s start-up visa program gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to immigrate to Canada in order to establish a new business. Immigrant entrepreneurs must demonstrate that their business is innovative, will create new jobs for Canadians, and can compete on a global scale you need to meet following requirements:

1. Have a qualifying business:
   • You must hold at least 10% of the voting rights attached to all shares of the company
   • Together with the designated organization, you must hold at least 50% of the voting rights attached to all shares of the company
2. Have a letter of support from a designated organization:
   • You need to demonstrate that you have the support of a venture capital fund, angel investor group, or business incubator
   • In order to do this, you must pitch your business idea and convince the organization that it is worth supporting
   • The process of pitching your business idea will be different for each organization
   • If your pitch is successful, you will receive a letter of support from the organization which must be included in your start-up visa application