IRCC records show 5,176 Start-up Visa principal applicants in processing on October 1, 2025, a decision surge in 2023 to 2024 and a sharp drop in 2025. What the data supports, and what it does not.

IRCC ATIP data through August 2025 shows how approved applicants and approval rates moved across the Start-Up Visa, Self-Employed Persons and C11 work permits. A practitioner's comparison for RCICs and immigration lawyers.

Punjwani 2026 FC 1033 treats SUV evidence as cumulative. Damangir 2024 FC 599 shows one essential co-founder can sink the team. A five-point business evidence audit for pending files.

Thousands of SUV applicants are still waiting on PR approval after the January 2026 pause. Can they apply for a C10 work permit in the meantime? Yes — but the benefit narrative must stand on its own, and the path depends on what work authorization they already hold.

The Start-Up Visa program closed today. Many advisors are moving clients to C11 or PNP — but bringing documentation built for a completely different assessment framework. Here is what transfers and what needs to be rebuilt.

Start-Up Visa paused after the June 30, 2026 PR deadline for 2025 commitment certificates. What canada.ca says now, who was in the final window, and how advisors rebuild C11, ICT, and PNP business files.

IRCC paused the Start-Up Visa in December 2025 and promised a new entrepreneur pilot program for 2026. Five months in, details are still pending. Here is the strategy framework immigration advisors should be acting on right now.

The Start-Up Visa is paused. The Self-Employed Persons Program is on hold. A new federal pilot is coming — but not yet. Here is the complete picture of Canada's entrepreneur immigration landscape in 2026.