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Start-up Visa and the New Start-up Pilot
The federal Start-up Visa Program stopped accepting new applications on 1 January 2026, and the government has announced a new High Impact Start-up Pilot to replace it. Its rules and opening date have not yet been published. We help founders prepare in the meantime, with a strong business plan, company structure and funding evidence, and look at alternatives such as provincial entrepreneur streams.
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LMIA-Based Work Permits and Hiring Through Your Own Company
Many work permits need a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) from Employment and Social Development Canada, showing that hiring a foreign worker will not harm the Canadian labour market. Your Canadian company can apply once it is genuinely operating, meeting the wage, recruitment and advertising requirements for the role.
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Intra-Company Transfers
For international groups transferring executives, senior managers and staff with specialised knowledge to a Canadian parent, subsidiary, branch or affiliate. Transferees usually need at least one year of full-time work with the group in the last three years, and no LMIA is needed. Companies opening a new office in Canada can also use this route, with extra evidence of the new business.
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Global Talent Stream and Employer Compliance
The Global Talent Stream offers faster LMIA processing for highly skilled roles and innovative companies referred by designated partners. Employers who hire foreign workers must meet their LMIA or offer-of-employment commitments, and can be inspected. We help with applications, record-keeping and compliance reviews to reduce the risk of refusal or penalties.
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Provincial Nominee and Entrepreneur Streams
Most provinces run Provincial Nominee Programs with streams for skilled workers, international graduates and, in some provinces, entrepreneurs who invest in and actively manage a business. A provincial nomination supports an application for permanent residence, and requirements differ widely between provinces.
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Guiding founders, executives and businesses through Canadian immigration
- Business plans for entrepreneur and start-up routes
- LMIA, Global Talent Stream and employer compliance
- End-to-end company setup in Canada
This page is general guidance, not legal or immigration advice. Canadian immigration rules change often, and outcomes depend on individual circumstances. In Canada, only licensed representatives may give immigration advice for a fee. Advice and representation are provided by our partner Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs) and Canadian immigration lawyers.
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Not as a new applicant. IRCC paused new Start-up Visa applications from 1 January 2026, and applications already received are still being processed. The government plans to replace it with a High Impact Start-up Pilot, but has not yet published the rules or an opening date. We can help you prepare so you are ready when it opens.
In some cases. Your company may be able to support an LMIA-based work permit, or an owner who will run a business that brings significant benefit to Canada may qualify under other routes. Officers check that the business and role are genuine, so these applications need careful preparation.
Through an intra-company transfer work permit for executives, senior managers and staff with specialised knowledge who have worked for the group, usually for at least one year in the last three. No LMIA is needed, and companies opening a new Canadian office can use this route too.
A Labour Market Impact Assessment is a decision by Employment and Social Development Canada on whether hiring a foreign worker will have a neutral or positive effect on the Canadian labour market. Most employer-specific work permits need one, unless an exemption such as an intra-company transfer applies.
It depends on the route and where you apply from. LMIA processing varies by stream, the Global Talent Stream aims for faster processing, and IRCC publishes current processing times on its website. We give you a tailored timeline at your first consultation.
Often, yes. Spouses, partners and children can usually apply to accompany you, and some spouses and partners can apply for an open work permit, depending on your occupation and permit type. Each family member needs their own application.
In Canada, only licensed representatives may give immigration advice for a fee: Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants licensed by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants, Canadian lawyers and paralegals, and Quebec notaries. We work with licensed partners, and we tell you who they are before you instruct us.
Yes. Many skilled workers move to permanent residence through Express Entry or a Provincial Nominee Program. Permanent residents can usually apply for Canadian citizenship after living in Canada for at least three years (1,095 days) in the last five years.
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