Very new to SUV program, please help

[babybenz]

Hello everyone,
A group of my friends (3 people and their family) are planning to opening an IT company in Canada under SUV program and hopefully, pathway to become PR later on. They're all professional in their respective fields, owning their own company back home. I help with some basic information regarding to the SUV program, such as finding a Designated Organization to write a letter of support so that they can 1st apply for Work Permit. However, the new and current regulation only allow 10 projects/year per each DO. I have the following question
1/ Do all DO require some type of fund to be paid directly to them? What is the purpose of those fees? And what kind of helps/supports (apart from writting Letter of Support) do DOs offer in this SUV porgram. In another words, what do we need the DOs for?
2/ Is there a priority of field of business that DOs will look at to process first or first-come-first-serve? Our friend's plan is to do IT tech SUV
3/ Does each DOs support some type of specific fields? Such as DO "A" support business in IT and Engineering field; DO "B" support business in Agriculture field, etc... or any DO would support all fields?
Thank you and looking forward,

 

[Mauchan]

1. When you say DO, I'm assuming business incubators. Some incubators may charge fees for renting their premises for an agreed duration. Others might charge for business set-up costs, training programs, and such. A good incubator helps the founders make connections within the alumni network, conduct training on tax/labour/cross border laws, and other forms of support. Most incubators will require that their premises be rented for an agreed timeframe.

2 and 3: The websites for the DO will have their priority focus areas. Their alumni/portfolio will also give you a sense of their focus.

The relevant question would be: Why should any DO support their business and provide them with a letter of support - especially with the changed rules that allow only 10 SUV entries per year/per organization?

For example, they might want to know what their current revenue is? What is the product? ('IT' is very broad, that could mean anything) Does the business have existing North American (US/CAN) customers? Things of that nature.

Also, if they have an existing business with US/CAN customers but are not physically present in Canada, then contacting a SUV-specialized IRCC consultant/lawyer may be a good idea.

No DO is going to respond to cold emails from candidates outside Canada.