Canada’s Start-up Visa Program was intended to attract innovative entrepreneurs to the country, but immigration experts are concerned about the lengthy delays some applicants are facing in securing their work permits and permanent residency.
Applicants can obtain work permits as they await a decision on their permanent residency applications. But those with work permits face more roadblocks in attempting to set up their business and receive funding than permanent residents, according to Stephen Green, past chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s national section on citizenship and immigration.
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