One more clarification, by what date you have to land in Canada, have they given a date
Startup Visa Program Timeline
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Thank you, I read somewhere that Medical has to be valid at the time of landing, may be IRCC extended the validity of your medical till August 2026
Hey, thanks for sharing your timeline. Are you applying inland or outland, and how many people are in your project? Also curious if your project is already generating revenue.
What do you guys think about this H1 2025 report from IRCC https://www.ircc.canada.ca/opendata-donneesouvertes/data/EN_ODP-PR-ProvImmCat.xlsx
The data doesn't match what was previously shared in https://meurrensonimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SUV-Stats.pdf
The new report states that in the first 6 months of 2025, they approved:
- 635 self-employed applications
- 1180 startup visa applications.
Based on this data, the 2025 quota was 91% filled a month ago, with most of these PRs issued in Q1.
However, the number of approved PRs for 2023 in this report doesn't match previous reports.
The data doesn't match what was previously shared in https://meurrensonimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SUV-Stats.pdf
The new report states that in the first 6 months of 2025, they approved:
- 635 self-employed applications
- 1180 startup visa applications.
Based on this data, the 2025 quota was 91% filled a month ago, with most of these PRs issued in Q1.
However, the number of approved PRs for 2023 in this report doesn't match previous reports.
If this is genuine, than matter of concern for 2021 paper application with no priority DOs.
"Based on this data, the 2025 quota was 91% filled a month ago, with most of these PRs issued in Q1."
And Non - Priority designated Organization application will be processed only after Priority DO’s as per instructions from Ministerial.
Okay, I figured it out. The H1 2025 report from IRCC is about admissions, not approvals. These are the numbers of people approved in 2024 who landed in 2025. So, I guess the annual quota still hasn't been met.
Hi all SUV friends,
After reading the above comments from @Mr.N, I am confused what the correct quota for the SUV of 2025 is ??
1) Some posted information saying that: 3000 for the SUV & Self-Employed Persons Program in which SUV may be 2000 vs the remaining 1000 for Self-Employed.
2) Some the other posted information stated that: There is no specific quota for the Canadian Self-Employed Persons Program for 2025, as the program has been paused
My question is: What is the correct quota for our SUV this year of 2025? and this Number of PRs will be counted by Team or by PA (Principle Application) or by all the members of the team including the dependents ?
Looking forward to receiving the advice from SUV experts from our forum.
Thanks & Good luck to all of us!
Hali
Hi Hali
The self employed persons program is paused somewhere in 2024 I think till 2027, hence no self employed in 2025, what we are seeing are those from 2024 approvals who are landing in 2025
Second the quota for Fedral Business in 2025 is 2000, SUV is Fedral business, so all 2000 are for SUV, Quebec has their own business stream which is independent of SUV
Third, this 2000 as far as I know are Principal Applicants only, family is not counted in this
Good luck to all
Wish me good luck too
Aleem
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Thanks mate!
FYI: I haven't got the GCMS yet.
Hopefully in the next couple of weeks
By the way : Second the quota for Fedral Business in 2024 is 2000 => 2025 instead of 2024 ?
=> Third, this 2000 as far as I know are Principal Applicants only, family is not counted in this => this means around 500-700 Team/project ?
Cheers
Hali