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ARTICLE · 11 JULY 2024

Start-up Visa Program: Status Quo Maintained One Year After The 2023 Announcement Of Canada's Tech Talent Strategy

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On June 27, 2023, then Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Canada's first Tech Talent Strategy. The goal was to continue to attract individuals who have the vision and talent to establish Canada as a world leader in emerging technologies.

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On June 27, 2023, then Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Canada's first Tech Talent Strategy. The goal was to continue to attract individuals who have the vision and talent to establish Canada as a world leader in emerging technologies. One of the key features of the new strategy was changes to the Start-Up Visa (SUV) program, set to enter into force by the end of 2023 – you can find ourblog last yearproviding a recap of the promised attraction measures under the Tech Talent Strategy.

As we are starting the second half of 2024, and the sun just set on the 2024 iteration of the Collision conferences in Canada, we have now completed a full calendar year since Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) unveiled its commitment to a new SUV approach. Despite therecent update with the program's operational guidelinesat the end of April, the question still remains: where does the SUV currently stand in light of those entrepreneur-focused measures

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