"would-be immigrants would require the support of a Canadian angel investor group or venture capital fund before they can apply to the Start-Up Visa Program."

"would-be immigrants would require the support of a Canadian angel investor group or venture capital fund before they can apply to the Start-Up Visa Program." As the operator of a proudly bootstrapped company, I think this requirement makes the entire law a farce. I hope the US legislature doesn't follow the same example. The provision is especially damning because the Canadian angel/VC community is not particularly large or sufficiently risk-tolerant.