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samuelelder
14y ago
Yes. There is no financial investment required from the applying entrepreneuer. However: "The basic requirements will be intermediate proficiency in English or French and at least one year of post-secondary education. Beyond that, he said,
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samuelelder
14y ago
You are referring to the Immigrant Investor program, which is on hold. The Start-Up Visa program does not require any investment from foreign entrepreneurs. It simply requires that the start-up itself have a funding commitment from a design
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samuelelder
14y ago
How is this an unhealthy cooperation? The financial support for this program is entirely from the private sector and the government simply looks after the background checks and admissibility, as they would for all immigrants anyway.
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samuelelder
14y ago
Actually, the old skilled worker backlog (FSW?) has been reduced by about 50% in the past year or so. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2012/...