FRBD CONSULTING INC.
Canada
Start-Up Visa
Five years of Start-Up Visa work: progress reports, business development, IRCC requests and case reviews for founders whose files are already in the system.
15 years of immigration expertise.
Every Canadian pathway.
In-house legal counselor.
Business immigration
About Start-Up Visa
Canada’s Start-Up Visa gives permanent residence to founders whose business is backed by a designated venture capital fund, angel group or incubator. For the past five years it has been the centre of Farbod Tahriri’s practice, which is why the firm is known for it.
The program is now paused. IRCC stopped accepting new applications after June 30, 2026 — only founders holding a 2025 commitment certificate could apply by that date — and the page is marked closed to all other applications. What has not stopped is the work on the thousands of files already in the queue: progress-report requests, additional-document requests, procedural fairness letters, work permit extensions and, where a file is refused, Judicial Review.
If you are inside the program, this is where we add the most value. If you are not, we will tell you plainly and look at the provincial entrepreneur streams and other business routes instead.
Who it is for
- Start-Up Visa applicants and their essential team members whose applications are in process.
- Founders who received a progress-report request or a procedural fairness letter from IRCC.
- Designated-organization-backed teams that need help with business development, financials or prototyping milestones.
- Entrepreneurs who missed the Start-Up Visa and want a realistic alternative: provincial entrepreneur streams, intra-company transfers or an owner-operator work permit.
Requirements at a glance
- A letter of support or commitment certificate from a designated organization (for files already submitted).
- Language: CLB 5 in English or French in all four abilities.
- Settlement funds for your family size and an active, essential role in the business.
- For progress reports: evidence of the milestones in your business plan — incorporation, operations in Canada, hiring, product development, funding.
- New applications: not accepted since June 30, 2026 — we monitor IRCC for any reopening.
How FRBD helps
- Progress reports and responses to IRCC requests, written with your business plan, financials and evidence in hand.
- Business development support: plan updates, patents, prototyping, licensing and hiring milestones that officers look for.
- Work permit applications and extensions for founders and essential staff while the file is processed.
- Procedural fairness responses and, if the application is refused, Judicial Review before the Federal Court.
- An honest alternative-route assessment for founders who cannot use the program.
Program status checked on the IRCC Start-Up Visa page on November 2, 2026 (page updated July 21, 2026).
Start with your assessment
Complete the Canada assessment form. We review every file before a consultation and only take on cases we believe we can carry through.
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A Message From The Founder
“My word is everything, and if you are my client, I will deliver. I don’t tell you what you want to hear — I tell you the truth.” – Farbod Tahriri