Startup Visa Program Timeline

[RonaldoNazario]

It seems there’s positive news for Start-Up Visa applicants. Recent amendments to Bill C-12 likely reduce the risk of blanket cancellations. Cancellations now appear limited to case-by-case issues like serious fraud, public safety, public health, or administrative errors. While not 100% final until the bill passes, this seems to give stronger protection to genuine SUV applicants.

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[Fiat@fifo]

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From many sources, including traditional media and social platforms. Nothing is formal yet, and the final amendment text has not been published. The Liberals obviously support the bill because they are the ones who introduced it, so my main concern was the Bloc Québécois. From what I can infer, the Bloc is not fundamentally opposed to the “public interest” cancellation power and appears willing to support it in principle, but at the same time they have expressed concerns about giving the minister an unchecked or overly broad authority.

The amended version of Bill C‑12 seems to aim at putting some clearer limits and definitions around these “public interest” powers, which may reduce—but not completely remove—the risk of arbitrary cancellations. If the bill passes in its amended form, the government could still cancel or suspend applications or documents, but only in specified situations (fraud/misrepresentation, public safety or public health risks, national security, or obvious administrative errors) and with an obligation to report afterward to Parliament on what was done and why.

Many sources exist, here are two of them:
https://www.cicnews.com/2025/12/com...ve-powers-1263034.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://immicalculator.com/committee-amends-carneys-border-bill-to-limit-sweeping-executive-powers/