As part of the Canadian Startup visa requirements, your company will have to be incorporated in Canada when you apply and receive your permanent residence. You will also need to show that any intellectual property has been transferred over to the Canadian incorporation.

Deciding which law firm or representative you want to hire to do your incorporation is ultimately up to you, please take a look at our different Incorporation partners below:

If you would like to chat with Brock from Whiteboard Law, you should have his email address. If not, please let Jean know and she will send it to you. If you would like to chat with MEP, they require a direct email introduction so please reach out to Jean.


Once you have successfully completed your incorporation process, please make sure to save the certificate somewhere that you can easily access with the other required documentation that you will need to upload on your Disco course.

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Introduction & Onboarding (Pre-Program)

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Welcome to Maple Express!

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Important: Onboarding

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What is Launch?

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The Launch team

Maple Express - Resources

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What to expect?

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Maple Express - Resources

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Maple Express - Program breakdown

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Maple Express - Program timeline

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Office hours

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Main Start-up Visa Program Website

Welcome to Maple Express

Released on March 14, 2024

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Summary (Week 1)

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Welcome to Maple - Webinar Recording (Week 1)

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Welcome to Maple Webinar Slides (Week 1)

The Startup Visa Immigration Process

Released on February 15, 2024

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Immigration - Workshop & office hour (Week 2)

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Immigration webinar slides (Week 2)

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Hire an immigration lawyer (week 2)

Incorporation process

Released on February 15, 2024

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Incorporation - Workshop & office hour (Week 2)

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Incorporation webinar slides (Week 2)

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Hire an incorporation lawyer (Week 2)

Wrap-up & next steps

Released on March 14, 2024

MAPLE EXPRESS - ROADMAP

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MAPLE EXPRESS - DELIVERABLES

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Deliverables: Company & Incorporation

Deliverables reminder: Monthly company updates

Deliverables: Immigration - Letter of Support, Permanent Residency, and Work Permits

Additional Resources: Modules

Additional Resources: Accounting in Canada webinar recording

Additional Resources: Housing in Canada webinar recording

Additional Resources: Banking in Canada webinar recording

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