Manitoba Technology Accelerator's Start-Up Visa Program

The Start-up Visa program attracts innovative foreign entrepreneurs to immigrate to Canada to actively pursue their businesses in Canada.

Under the Start-up Visa program, a foreign entrepreneur with an innovative business that creates jobs for Canadians and will be able to compete on a global scale can obtain Canadian permanent residency for themselves, their families, their business partners and their business partners' families.

To qualify for a start-up visa, the immigrant entrepreneur must have a minimum amount of settlement funds, must meet minimum language proficiency standards in English or French and must be able to demonstrate their ability to successfully in operate their business in Canada.