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    Startup Visa Program Timeline

    Senate Committee Recommends Removing Mass Cancellation Powers from Bill C-12 in Major Win for Immigration...
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    The last update was around 1.5 years ago, asking about the schedule (I think A) when my sons turned 18.
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    Canada’s New Bill C-12 Is Moving Fast To Become Law and Tighten Immigration https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/canada-bill-c-12-now-2026-update/?utm_source=canada-immigration-news.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=inc-beehiiv&_bhlid=de6d5e2f089b5256929b564dfb38e488b15651b8
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    IRCC approval rates Jan - July 2025 by Program :- Canadian Experience Class - 92%, Federal Skilled Workers - 75%, Self-Employed - 35%, Start-Up Visa -27%, Provincial Nominee - 95-97%, Humanitarian & Compassionate - 23%, Study Permit - 38%Temporary Resident Visa - 50%Work Permit (IMP) - 47%, Work...
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    IRCC has not published an official, program-specific explanation for the sharp increase in Start-Up Visa refusals in 2025. There is no public report outlining precise causes or refusal statistics. However, based on observable trends, policy signals, and practitioner commentary, several logical...
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    Hi, From April 2024 until last December, IRCC effectively operated with two levels of priority, based on the designated organization (DO) supporting the Start-Up Visa (SUV) application. Applicants can verify online whether their DO falls under the priority list. During this period...
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    Are you a priority, or not? Are you residing outside Canada or inside? Please answer me to respond to you well.
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    I don’t think they’ll review eligibility again; there’s no time for that since it’s the most time-consuming part of the officer’s work and has caused huge backlogs. But medicals always come before eligibility, and an applicant won’t be cleared for eligibility without completing the medical.
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    I think this refusal was due to eligibility.
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    Check out the blunder... Federal Court rules that it is reasonable for an officer to determine that a Start-Up Visa Program applicant who does not apply for a work permit has demonstrated a "lack of seriousness" in their business. Ironically, IRCC now prohibits SUV Program applicants from...
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    Draft 2022 IRCC Memorandum to the Minister recommending increasing the amount of Start-Up Visa Program applications approved each year. This ultimately did not happen, with the direction of the program being uncertain to say the least.
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    We’re priority processing .
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    SUV backlogs increased to 45,200 (+800), exactly as expected. What’s puzzling, though, is that around 600 applicants were added ahead of me in line. As a 2021 applicant, I’m curious where they came from and how their files jumped the queue. Another notable update: processing times for Protected...
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