Группа Ванкувер entrepreneurs is leading a campaign encouraging the Canadian government to create a new “Ввод в эксплуатацию Посмотреть” for immigrant entrepreneurs.

Начатая Дэнни Робинсон (Генеральный директор, Британский Совет Колумбия Инновации), Маура Роджерс (Исполнительный директор. Bootup Предпринимательская Общество), и Борис Wertz (Основатель, W Media Ventures), Startup Visa Канада is an initiative “to encourage the brightest entrepreneurial minds from around the world to choose Canada as the best place to start a company.”

The group argues that the current “federal and provincial governments’ entrepreneurial programs contain minimum personal fixed asset provisions of about $300,000 and a long approval process that make it nearly impossible for immigrant entrepreneurs to start companies here.”

Среди их предложений:

• replace the current minimum asset provisions with a minimum Canadian investment of $150,000.
• enable qualified Immigrants to partner with local investor(с) to expedite their temporary work permits.
• require Immigrants to have at least a one-third equity position in their companies, be active in management, and create at least three full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs over the course of a two-year period.

A similar startup visa initiative is underway in the United States, где сенаторы Джон Керри (Демократ из Массачусетса) и Ричард Лугар (Республиканец от штата Индиана) have introduced the Закон Startup Visa.

Что вы думаете? Is the startup visa a good idea for Canada? Ð’Ñ‹ пришли в Канаду по Гражданства и иммиграции Канады’s current entrepreneur programs? Если это так, what was your experience? Please leave a comment and let us know.

И если вы согласны с Канады инициативы Startup Visa, Вы можете sign their petition here.

Для более на тему запуска виз, см:

Startup Visa Canada’s website and blog

TechVibes article on the Startup Visa initiative

StartupNorth blog post offering suggested revisions to the Startup Visa proposal

Wall Street Journal piece about the Startup Visa Act in the U.S.

“Better Way” cartoon and photo by Дэйв Charbonneau (Flickr)