The Maple Express Program was created by Launch to aid international companies in their growth and expansion to Canada and North America by providing a landing pad with resources, mentorship, networking, and business matchmaking to overcome the challenges that occur when moving a business and family to Canada. The program is designed to work with those going through the Canadian Start-up Visa Program process.
Maple Express features include:
Workshops on immigration, incorporation in Canada, transferring IP to Canada, accounting and tax implications, and more. Lifestyle and landing pad support for your team members and families, including banking, insurance, and housing information. Guidance and support through your company’s immigration needs, including connections to the most experienced business immigration experts in Canada. Office hours with some of the brightest minds in startups and mentorship from Launch’s seasoned startup mentors and industry experts. Join Launch’s unique community of 250+ founders from more than 60 countries. Exclusive access to LaunchPad - LaunchPad is designed for tech startups looking to learn and grow with fellow entrepreneurs driven to build global technology businesses. Every resource & tool in the program is meticulously created for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. Featuring: Access to up to $700,000 CAD of start-up perks (including AWS credits, Azure credits, Stripe credits, Zendesk, Hubspot and more) Weekly online and offline events including AMAs (Live sessions to ask questions to seasoned start-up mentors), Webinars (Live Learning Sessions with mentors and partners), Standups (Group discussions to meet your fellow members and build strategic connections), Pitch Sessions (Monthly sessions for members to participate in honing their pitches), Reverse pitch sessions (Live session to ask all your burning questions to investors and request introductions to them), and more.
If you have any other questions regarding the Maple Express Program, you can also check out our Program details here.
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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
The Startup Visa Immigration Process
Released on February 15, 2024
Incorporation process
Released on February 15, 2024
Wrap-up & next steps
Released on March 14, 2024
MAPLE EXPRESS - ROADMAP
Released on March 14, 2024
MAPLE EXPRESS - DELIVERABLES
Released on March 14, 2024
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
MAPLE EXPRESS - OFFBOARDING