Start Up Visa Application Form

  1. Where do you plan to reside once you arrive in Canada? Please provide address or location?

2. Where do you plan to set up business in Canada? ______

3a. How much Canadian funds are you bringing to operate your business in Canada? ______

3b. How do you plan on funding your business upon arriving to Canada?

4a. Have you or are you planning to apply to other Designated Startup Visa organizations? Yes or No

4b. If yes, please list the other Designated Startup Visa organizations you have applied to or are planning to apply to ______

5. Why did you select Spark Centre as your designated business incubator?

6. Are you aware of the services offered by Spark Centre, if yes, please explain

7. Why is your company a good fit for Spark Centre?

8. Will you require office space at Spark Centre? If yes, for how many founders and employees

9a. How does your work experience and education uniquely support your start up business?

9b. Please submit your CV and LinkedIn profile

10. Do you plan on still operating your business in your country? Yes or No

11. How many founders and team members will be relocating to Canada (including yourself)?

12a. When would you be ready to come to Canada? ______

12b. If there an urgency to come to Canada for business prior to permanent residence status being obtained? Please provide an explanation for the urgency

13. If business is not yet incorporated in Canada, please state the plan to incorporate.

14. Please paste a private link to a video (up to five minutes in length) explaining your companyand showing a demo of your product or service.

15. Do you have a Business Plan? Yes or No If Yes, please omit the next questions if they are included in your plan and submit. If No, please answer all questions below and keep in mind that you will be asked to provide a business plan if selected.

16. What can you tell us about your target market and marketing strategies in Canada?

17a. Tell us about what you have learned about your competitors in Canada?

17b. Why will your business be better than your competition?

18. Do you have sales in your country? If yes, what is your annual revenue? ______

19. Do you have 2 years financial projections? Yes or No

20. Funding

List funding acquired and sources:

Funder name / Funding type – select one (Private Debt, Private equity, public debt, public grant) / Funding amount

21a. Voting Rights

List voting rights of each team member:

Team member applicant name / Role & tasks / % of voting rights

21b. If there are other persons or entities, other than qualified participants, that hold more than 50%attached to all shares outstanding at time of application, please complete the table.

Team member applicant name / Role & tasks / % of voting rights / % of shares

21c. Non- Applicants with business interest- List non-applicants with business interest:

Name / Function/role / Describe involvement / % of voting rights