sorry could you please expand what you mean by this? 500 what exactly and wdym waiting for my available spot??
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another thing thats really confusing me here is that from what i hear from other sources this whole 500 quota stuff is an annual target for new applicants not ongoing approvals, and that my file is already in its final que with pre arrival and medicals passing without asking for new ones which means checks and eligibility are basically done etc so i really dont know what my own delay could still be about, i would love to be informed if there is anything tho just putting this out there
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cause Ircc already tells that they will firstly process applications that are with priority supporting commitment，and for whom are residing inside Canada with a work permit related to suv. So you may understand what’s your real situation is, they pause your case, and give the quota to the first line applicants( priority and physically present in Canada with work permits). I know this is unfair but it is true. Again this is just my personal understanding.
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That’s the problem.
People don’t even know if their incubator it’s a priority or not
They just get the SUV package that someone sells for thousands of dollars and they don’t even know anything about a business.
That’s why the ones with a genuine business are suffering this backlog and this situation. Because of this people
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:
- Non-priority files were essentially not moving at all, particularly at the decision stage.
- Priority files were moving, but at a very slow pace, mainly due to multiple constraints—most importantly, the very limited annual quota allocated to the SUV program.
- The remaining original priority files, and
- Eventually, non-priority applications.
If the quota is not increased, even SUV applicants currently residing in Canada may need several more years to be finalized. This raises a serious question: what realistic timeline remains for applicants outside Canada or those classified as non-priority?
That said, it is difficult to believe that IRCC will allow the program to remain in its current state indefinitely. Something will eventually have to change—whether through quota expansion, backlog-clearing measures, or ...... In my view, the backlog will be addressed one way or another within the next few years, even if it requires a significant reset of how the SUV program operates.
Compared with expanding annual quota, I believe the most effective way to manage this huge backlog is to cut and return all the pending applications, which they did years ago.
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Hi, i am not the principal applicant neither am i the one in charge of this suv application and im not the one who is starting up the business or doing any of that, i am simply a family member of the suv applicant, this pr application is for our family in general and the principal applicant is with a genuine business not some random suv package, thank you and i hope no issue
I think the most effective is to cut and return all the applications that didn’t receive an AOR yet or the ones that received it but haven’t started processing. They should leave the ones already in process( because they’ve already spent time on them) and return all the “new ones” which most of them are just “paper business” and frauds
Mr. Hammed Siddiqui, Founder & Executive Director of Canada Start Up Association is has scheduled a Virtual meeting for Startup visa applicants know Canada. He is advocating for the fast processing of the SUV applications. Anyone interested can go through iis LinkedIn post and register through the link there.
Link to his post:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/care...p&rcm=ACoAAD65IGQBCgU7BZWbkJAaDKa7wDutFVhWQWg
Link to his post:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/care...p&rcm=ACoAAD65IGQBCgU7BZWbkJAaDKa7wDutFVhWQWg
I have a question and I am not sure if anyone here has more information about this.
The refusal rate for the Start up Visa in 2025 seems extremely high, much higher than at any time before. Has IRCC published any official reasons for this increase in refusals?
I understand that people might say IRCC has simply raised the bar for review, but I do not think they can only rely on personal preference. I would expect them to point to specific issues such as project fraud, team members not actually participating, or similar concrete reasons.
The refusal rate for the Start up Visa in 2025 seems extremely high, much higher than at any time before. Has IRCC published any official reasons for this increase in refusals?
I understand that people might say IRCC has simply raised the bar for review, but I do not think they can only rely on personal preference. I would expect them to point to specific issues such as project fraud, team members not actually participating, or similar concrete reasons.
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 inferences can be made.
First, large application backlogs and sharply reduced immigration intake targets appear to have brought the Start-Up Visa program under heightened scrutiny. As part of broader inventory and risk-management efforts, IRCC seems to have intensified its focus on program integrity, particularly given long-standing concerns about misuse of the SUV pathway.
Historically, immigration officers appeared to place significant weight on the Letter of Support (LoS), often treating endorsement by a designated organization as a proxy for business credibility. In practice, if a designated organization approved a project, IRCC generally deferred to that assessment. That presumption appears to have ended in 2025, particularly following changes in government leadership and immigration policy direction.
In this context, designated organizations themselves appear to have come under closer examination. For example, it is publicly observable that at least one designated organization has issued thousands of Letters of Support, averaging approximately two LoS per day over years. Whether or not this volume is formally non-compliant, it raises legitimate questions about the depth of due diligence, scalability of mentorship, and the commercial viability of the supported startups.
As a result, incubator-backed applications that were once treated as low-risk are now frequently assessed as high-risk by default, with officers conducting independent and more skeptical evaluations rather than deferring to third-party endorsements.
Within this environment, refusals also appear to function as an informal inventory-control mechanism, enabling IRCC to reduce future permanent resident landings without announcing a formal suspension or regulatory overhaul.
Viewed this way, the elevated refusal rate in 2025 does not reflect the emergence of new problems. Rather, it reflects a shift in scrutiny and enforcement: issues that previously existed but were tolerated or lightly examined are now being actively identified and used as grounds for refusal.
Hi
Our team (since 2020- CIAI & Without WP) hasn't got any updates since the 2nd MR in Dec 2024 so far!
The light looks darker day by day for all of our SUV nowadays.
Good luck for all ...anyhow !
Cheers