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    Startup Visa Program Timeline

    Hello, While reading the article “Re-engineering the Startup Visa: Canada’s economic challenges require more global entrepreneurs and investors”, I had an idea that I’ve already started acting on—and I hope you’ll join me. I’ve begun posting on X (Twitter), tagging Canadian newspapers like The...
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    I came across a devastating article titled "Canada’s Start-Up Visa Program: Innovation Undermined by Bureaucratic Failures" and wanted to share it with you: https://cila.co/canadas-start-up-visa-program-innovation-undermined-by-bureaucratic-failures/
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    If IRCC is thinking logically, they should either pause new Start-Up Visa applications or significantly increase the quota. Keeping the 2026 cap at just 1,000 while the backlog remains massive only makes things worse. At this point, they really need to rethink their strategy — it's time to...
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    Hello, If IRCC is currently processing 12,000 Start-Up Visa applications, what do you anticipate the ratio of priority to non-priority files to be?
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    Hello , I came across some information regarding the Start-up Visa Program application inventory, and I believe it's worth sharing with you. Processing Time for Start-Up Visa Program Based on the latest IRCC internal data from October 2024, the Startup Visa program shows significant...
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    Inshallah to everyone.
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    Sep. 2021
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    Maybe, everything is possible — nobody really knows what's going on. But personally, I don’t think that’s the reason. There are several factors that make me doubt it. For one, I haven’t heard of any SUV applicant getting PR since November or December last year — and my lawyer says the same...
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    Just to clarify — by "decision," I mean either approval or rejection, as IRCC defines it in their explanation of how processing time is calculated: "Your processing time starts the day we receive your complete application and ends when we make a decision." I didn’t mean that the 2025 quota has...
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    IRCC may make decisions on many applications during the last week, the majority of them from longstanding applicants , and that's justifying the horrible jump.
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    Hello GDi and others , Till now, and though I have repeatedly tried to figure out how they calculate the time, I couldn't understand how. quoted "This processing time tells you how long it took us to process most complete applications in the past 6 months. It includes the time you need to...
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    No, I didn't , but I went through a comprehensive security , which is mentioned in GCMS notes.
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    Canada’s Immigration Backlog Surge With 802,000 Delayed Applications https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/canada-immigration-backlog-june-2025/
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    Hello, Yes, we received the GCMS notes. According to the notes, eligibility, medical, and criminality have all been passed. Everything is passed for me as well, except for security. For my wife, sons, and daughter, even security is marked as passed. What's strange is that under the security...
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    My team falls into category 2 (priority outland), approximately 46 months.
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    It sounds very logical.
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    Could someone explain why the Start-Up Visa (SUV) program remains so sluggish? It's been over 4 years for many applicants — far beyond IRCC's stated processing times — with no decisions or updates. What's causing the silence?
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    Hi Hali, You're still within the normal processing time for GCMS notes, as they typically take 30-40 days, sometimes a bit longer.
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    No updates . Seems like IRCC's been super quiet on SUV decisions lately. Anyone heard anything? ‍♂️"
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    Hopefully, things will start moving this month, and we all get some clarity soon. I haven’t heard of any approvals since November or December last year.