Canada Start-Up Visa RESIDENCE BY INVESTMENT

The Canada Start-Up Visa Program is closed to most new applicants. However, Latitude has access to a limited number of remaining opportunities connected to previously secured program capacity. 

Availability is limited and applicants must still satisfy eligibility, due diligence, designated organization, documentation, language, settlement funds, medical, criminal, and security requirements. Final approval remains at the discretion of the Canadian authorities. 

The Canada Start-Up Visa is an entrepreneur immigration pathway designed to help innovative foreign entrepreneurs obtain Canadian permanent residence by building a qualifying business supported by a Canadian designated organization. 

Not exactly. The Canada Start-Up Visa is often discussed as a Canada residence by investment route, but it is not a passive investment program. It requires a qualifying business or start-up venture, designated organization support, language ability, settlement funds, and medical, criminal, and security checks. 

The Canada Start-Up Visa is attractive because it offers a pathway to Canadian permanent residence for eligible entrepreneurs and their families. It also provides access to Canada’s economy, education system, healthcare, business ecosystem, and potential future citizenship. 

The federal Canada Start-Up Visa Program is now closed to most new applicants. Latitude has access to a limited number of remaining opportunities connected to previously secured program capacity. Once these opportunities are no longer available, applicants may need to consider alternative Canadian immigration or residence options. 

Most new applicants cannot currently apply through the federal Start-Up Visa route. However, suitable applicants may be able to proceed through one of Latitude’s limited remaining opportunities, subject to availability, eligibility, due diligence, designated organization requirements, and final acceptance by the Canadian authorities. 

A designated organization is a Canadian Government-approved venture capital fund, angel investor group, or business incubator that can support a qualifying start-up visa applicant. 

A letter of support is issued by a designated organization after it agrees to support an applicant’s start-up business. This support is a core part of the Canada Start-Up Visa process. 

Applicants must generally have a qualifying business or start-up venture, obtain support from a designated organization, meet the language requirement, bring enough settlement funds, and pass medical, criminal, and security checks. 

Applicants must meet Canadian Language Benchmark 5 in English or French across speaking, listening, reading, and writing. 

Yes. The Start-Up Visa is designed as a pathway to Canadian permanent residence for qualifying entrepreneurs and their included family members. 

Canadian permanent residence through the Start-Up Visa is not generally dependent on the long-term commercial success of the start-up after approval. However, applicants must meet the program requirements honestly, participate in a genuine qualifying business process, and comply with all immigration obligations. 

Yes. A spouse or partner and dependent children may be included, subject to Canada’s family, medical, criminal, security, and documentation requirements. 

Processing times vary and depend on government review, documentation, due diligence, security checks, medical checks, and applicant circumstances. The current expected timeline is approximately 36–37 months, although applicants should confirm current timing before proceeding. 

Latitude’s current remaining Canada SUV opportunity is expected to require a minimum investment of C$290,000. Final cost will depend on the structure, designated organization requirements, family composition, advisory fees, government fees, and any additional documentation or professional support required.

The C$290,000 minimum requirement may include participation in a Canadian start-up venture, designated organization support, due diligence, onboarding, corporate legal, professional, advisory, membership, and incubation-related fees. Applicants should confirm the exact package structure with Latitude before proceeding. 

A passive residence by investment program usually allows applicants to qualify through a financial contribution, real estate purchase, or investment without active business involvement. The Canada Start-Up Visa is different because it focuses on entrepreneurship, innovation, designated organization support, and business creation in Canada. 

Yes. Canadian permanent residents may become eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship if they meet the relevant physical presence, tax filing, language, and good character requirements. Citizenship is not automatic. 

Applicants generally need to be physically present in Canada for at least 1,095 days within the five years immediately before applying, while also meeting other citizenship requirements.

Permanent residents generally need to be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days within every five-year period, unless specific exceptions apply.

Canadian tax residence depends on personal circumstances, residential ties, time spent in Canada, and other factors. Canadian residents are generally taxed on worldwide income, while non-residents are generally taxed on certain Canadian-source income. Applicants should obtain professional tax advice before relocating or restructuring their affairs. 

1. Yes. Canada remains highly attractive for entrepreneurs because of its stable economy, educated workforce, innovation ecosystem, quality of life, education, healthcare, and access to North American markets. However, applicants should assess which Canadian immigration routes are currently available. 

Potential alternatives may include provincial entrepreneur streams, work permit-based business routes, intra-company transfer options, Quebec business immigration options, or other residence and citizenship planning strategies. Suitability depends on the applicant’s nationality, business background, investment capacity, language ability, family needs, and long-term objectives. 

Latitude helps internationally mobile entrepreneurs and families assess residence and citizenship options across multiple jurisdictions. For Canada, we can help review the remaining Start-Up Visa opportunities available through Latitude, assess eligibility, prepare documentation, coordinate due diligence, and compare Canada with other residence by investment or entrepreneur immigration options.