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In case it helps someone: I finally fixed this and one of two things made the difference (I did both at once so don't know which one): I wrote something in the humanitarian section (just "I'm writing something here so the website might stop glitching and let me submit") I signed my name with my...

Ah okay, medical was my main concern, since that can rack up almost infinitely high. But it's basically only things like dental emergencies and whatever fringe things, the province still covers necessary core medical care, ER, surgeries, etc like for any permanent resident or citizen? That seems...

Obviously housing, food, clothing, but beyond that, I'm not sure? And surely even those have reasonable ranges listed somewhere of what the government expects you to cover for them, so that I can plan properly ahead of time and consider whether I can afford it. Nobody would expect to be on the...

Hi thanks. I haven't talked to a rental agency yet. I'll keep your advice in mind, but that's not the main / only problem. Nor is driving in the US--you're correct that it's perfectly valid for driving there. But the main problem is I can't drive through Canada from the rental place to the...

Hi, I have lived here on a work permit for 2 years. I have a US driver's license, but have never had to own a car here or had any reason to drive. I have used public transportation my entire time in Canada. There's a good chance I need to get back home now soon, which will require renting a...

Hi, I have had two years of work visas (one visa per year) with employer A, and I am looking for a job with employer B now. Last year when I applied for a a second work permit under the SAME employer, the rule was that I was allowed to continue working for them while the application was being...

"Please keep posting about your approach with Startup visa." I gave up on the startup visa after looking up its history and discovering that a completely absurd FIVE of those visas had ever been issued in like 2 years since it was introduced, and also due to the continuing inherently impossible...

Also, would the 10 seconds spent by the traffic cop writing me a ticket for not paying the correct train price count as a "detention" under "Have you ever been detained, arrested, or put in jail"? I've also been stopped and asked questions before about a crime that I was under no suspicion for...

Hi, I found some old threads that point out that traffic offences are not criminal offences, but the actual wording on the permanent residency application is not "criminal offence" it is "crime or offence" So does a traffic offence (or actually a transit offence -- didn't pay for correct price...

Just an update for anybody in the same situation in the future: I spoke to a lawyer about this, and she told me I should be fine on legality, so long as I stop doing any day to day business for the startup as of if/when customers are acquired (paying or not). However, setting up/designing a...

Yes, sorry, forgot to mention, but I do have 18 months of full time Canadian work experience in a skill level A category job. I will have 24 months by the time my work visa expires. I know it's not technically required to apply, I was wondering if it's, practically speaking, effectively...

What Canadians exactly am I "competing" with when I have no actual existing company, no customers, no services rendered, no employees hired, and no revenue? The company WOULD need some of those things in the future prior to applying in order to fit the requirements of the startup visa (hence the...

Hi, I have a doctorate and am just the right age Canada wants, and am a fluent English speaker, etc., but I have no job offer, because 1) I think I may want to do a startup, and the company therefore won't exist at first to give me a job offer, and 2) Even if pursuing a normal job, I'd like to...

Hi, I am on a closed work permit. However, I looked up the definition of disallowed work before I put any effort into this startup, and it says (from CIC): Wages paid / commission earned: no Competes with Canadian citizens' labor: No, because the majority of the effort was in crafting a...

Oh and I am a US citizen if that matters.

I seem to be caught in a catch 22 situation, or else one of more of the sources I'm reading is wrong. 1) I am here on a work visa right now for a job unrelated to any startup / entrepeneurship, which is ending in about 5 months. 2) I have started to work on a startup business with a Canadian...