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Carpenter & Carleton

Entrepreneurs & investors

An honest feasibility screen before a business-immigration strategy

Federal Start-up Visa and Self-Employed routes carry strict, current-status constraints, and provincial entrepreneur streams vary widely. We check what is actually open before recommending anything.

Is this the conversation you need?

Business immigration covers the federal Start-up Visa program, the Self-Employed Persons Program, and a range of provincial entrepreneur and investor streams. Program status, designated-organization requirements and provincial criteria change and must be verified at the time of engagement — we do not present a paused or closed program as generally open.

What a consultation can review

  • Current status of the federal route(s) that might interest you
  • Provincial entrepreneur or investor alternatives worth researching
  • What source-of-funds and business-experience evidence a given route generally expects

General evidence categories

  • Identity and civil-status documents
  • Business ownership, control and management experience evidence
  • Source-of-funds documentation
  • Language test results
  • Designated-organization or provincial-nomination materials, where applicable
  • Admissibility documents

How the engagement works

  1. 1

    Explore

    We explain a business immigration pathway in plain language and point you to the official program page, so you understand the route before spending time or money on it.

  2. 2

    Assess

    A consultation reviews the basic route facts and exclusions against your situation. This is a professional discussion, not an automated eligibility decision.

  3. 3

    Prepare

    We walk through general document categories together and point you to the official, personalized document checklist for your file.

  4. 4

    Engage

    If you choose to proceed, you receive a written scope of work and fee agreement before any representation begins.

  5. 5

    Submit

    Applications are filed through the official government channel. You retain control of your account, information and electronic signature throughout.

  6. 6

    After filing

    We explain what biometrics, medical, police or additional-document requests can look like, link the official processing-time estimator, and agree on how often we will update you.

  7. 7

    Decision & next step

    We do not predict or promise an outcome. Whatever the decision, we help you understand the next available step.

What we cannot promise

Business pathway status changes frequently. We check the current, official program status as part of any paid assessment rather than assuming a route is open.

A consultation can review your facts against current program instructions. No representative can guarantee eligibility, approval, invitation or processing time — government authorities make all decisions.

This is a general document-category guide, not a complete personal checklist. IRCC/ESDC/provincial forms, fees and evidence vary by route, country, status and case facts. Confirm your current requirements in the official application package before filing.

Official sources

Last reviewed 2026-07-29.

Ready to talk through your situation?

Hiring a representative is optional. A representative cannot guarantee a decision, approval or processing time. Government authorities make all decisions.

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