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Last updated: 22 Dec 2025If you are based in the UAE, GCC, India or Sri Lanka and want Canada PR, work permit, study visa, visit visa, or investor/founder pathways, this hub page gives you major routes with core requirements and success factors. We also calculate your CRS score and map the correct program based on age, education, work experience, IELTS/PTE scores, funds and goals.
Free Canada PR & Visa Assessment — see the best route for Skilled PR, Work Permits, Study-to-PR, Visit, Investor or Founder pathways.
Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. Each has programs aligned to labour needs — helpful for applicants with targeted skills and clear settlement plans.
For qualified professionals via FSW/CEC/FST & Provincial Nominee Programs. Boost your CRS through education, IELTS/PTE scores, French, Canadian experience or PNP nomination.
Entrepreneurs can choose provincial business programs or other eligible founder strategies. We prepare documentation, business plans and compliance packages.
Study at a DLI, gain Canadian experience using a PGWP, then transition to PR via CEC or PNP.
Employer-sponsored LMIA and ICT work permits can support a long-term PR plan via eligible programs.
Short-term trips for tourism, family visits or business meetings.
The Start-Up Visa (SUV) route is based on support from a designated organization (incubator, angel, VC) issuing a valid commitment certificate. Due to recent policy changes, intake is under a temporary pause with limited exception cases. We guide founders to the best alternative pathway (provincial entrepreneur programs, ICT expansion, and other eligible strategies) based on profile.
Language Tests — IELTS, CELPIP & PTE Core (Guidance + Training)
Most Canada PR, study and work pathways require IELTS General, CELPIP General or PTE Core (or TEF/TCF for French). Higher scores typically improve CRS and program options.
For test selection, training guidance and booking support, use our Free Assessment.
Important update (IRCC): Start-Up Visa (SUV) is paused
IRCC has announced a temporary pause to the Start-Up Visa program effective January 1, 2026. IRCC will stop accepting new commitment certificates after December 31, 2025. If you already hold a valid 2025 commitment certificate, you must submit your PR application by June 30, 2026.
IRCC has also closed the optional Start-Up Visa work permit to new applicants as of December 19, 2025 (extensions may be possible for those who already hold one).
Information is general and subject to IRCC updates. Final decisions and eligibility are determined by IRCC and provinces.
Cosmos Immigration Comment (industry interpretation)
Based on our internal case experience and how designated organizations typically manage intake, a temporary pause usually leads to tighter screening, clearer proof-of-traction expectations, and stronger emphasis on genuine execution (not just “paper” plans) when a program reopens.
While the SUV intake is paused, we recommend a replacement pathway aligned to your capital, ownership structure, and timeline — commonly provincial entrepreneur streams or ICT expansion where eligible — and then reassess SUV if/when intake reopens with modifications.
This is Cosmos Immigration’s commentary, not a government statement.
Replacement pathways during the SUV pause: PNP Entrepreneur • ICT expansion • other eligible work/study-to-PR routes depending on profile.
Provinces may nominate entrepreneurs who establish or purchase a business and meet performance requirements (investment, job creation, active management). This is usually a work-permit-first path that can lead to PR through nomination.
Explore Business & PNP OptionsIf you already operate a company outside Canada, an ICT expansion strategy may support a Canada entry plan by transferring a key executive/manager to set up or scale Canadian operations (evidence-heavy).
Explore ICT & Work Permit OptionsIf your CRS/PNP pathway is strong, a practical route can be PR first (Express Entry/PNP), then business setup after landing (where aligned to your goals).
Check Skilled PR PathwayA structured study plan (DLI + credible SOP) can be used to enter Canada and later qualify for PR through Canadian experience (program-dependent). This must be done compliantly and only where it fits the profile.
Explore Study-to-PRWe do not recommend “forced” pathways. Your best strategy depends on your ownership profile, capital, traction, and the province/sector you target.
PRs & citizens can sponsor a spouse/partner. Requires relationship evidence & admissibility.
Spouses of eligible students/workers can work without LMIA (eligibility varies by rules). Renewals require proper evidence.
Build Canadian experience after studies. Usually issued once; duration depends on program length and eligibility rules.
PGP typically requires an invitation when open. When not open, Super Visa allows extended stays and multiple entries (subject to requirements).
Skilled PR · Work Permit · Investor · Student Visa · Visit Visa · Start-Up Visa
PR rules, cut-offs and policies change frequently. Get your profile evaluated before the next update.
Information is general and subject to IRCC/provincial updates.
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