Following a Year of Little Progress, Federal Minister Discusses Startup Visa
It hasn’t exactly been the speediest implementation of a government program over the last year in regards to the Startup Visa, the program meant…
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Citizenship and Immigration Minister to Speak About Startup Visa Program Tomorrow
Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander will engage in a roundtable discussion with stakeholders from the tech community regarding Canada’s Start-up Visa program tomorrow in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. While…
Canada (Finally) Awards its First Startup Visa
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander was in Vancouver Thursday morning at GrowLab and Launch Academy to announce Zeetl cofounders Stanislav Korsei and…
Waterloo’s HYPERDRIVE Selected as an Official Startup Visa Incubator, Nominates Startup
Waterloo-based startup accelerator HYPERDRIVE, part of the Communitech hub, wrote in its blog today that it has been selected to “shape” the Startup Visa…
Three Startups Nominated to Get a Startup Visa From GrowLab
There’s been enough talk about the perceived shortcomings of the federal government’s Startup Visa program since it was unveiled last year and now that talk…
Startup Visa Program Officially Launches “Business Incubator Stream”
Canadian MP Tony Clement wasn’t lying when he told us last month that the nation’s Startup Visa (SUV) program was in “continuous improvement mode”….
Conservatives Visit Vancouver Amid Concerns About the Startup Visa
Immigration is our story. Immigrant brawn helped settle our Prairies and connect our country with a railroad. Immigrant brains have created companies and jobs….
MP Clement on Startup Visa: “We’re in Continuous Improvement Mode”
Conservative MP Tony Clement shed light on the startup visa program, maintaining a bright future for the initiative that likely still hasn’t funded a…
GrowLab Reveals New Fall Cohort Along with New “Farm Teams”
Vancouver-based startup accelerator GrowLab has announced its new Fall 2013 cohort, and it includes one startup we reported on yesterday. In total seven teams…