Ottawa's Start-up Visa gives leg up to eight new Canadian companies
The federal government's immigrant entrepreneur program, Start-Up Visa, has helped launch eight new Canadian companies since the program was introduced two years ago. To date, 16 principal applicants have been approved for permanent residency. Ottawa says there are now about 60 applications at various stages of the process. New residents include U.K.-born Nick Back, who formed Physicool Canada with Canadian business partner Dr. Joe Chiodo, as well as Shankar Raventhiran, Anand Suriyanarayana Raja and Jaishankar Rajagopal, all originally from India, who are launching Green Anthem Foods.
1 June 2015•3 mins read
