00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.833917 CaOODSP 20221107150323 cr ||||||||||| 170421s2017 onc o f000 0 eng d 9780660080086 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- Ci4-163/2017E-PDF Evaluation of the Start-Up Visa (SUV) pilot [electronic resource] / Evaluation Division. [Ottawa] : Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, [2017] 2 v. Issued also in French under title: Évaluation du Programme pilote de visa pour démarrage d’entreprise. Cover title. "November 2016." "The evaluation of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) Start-Up Visa (SUV) pilot was conducted in fulfillment of a departmental commitment to conduct an evaluation of the pilot, with the purpose of assessing its early outcomes. The evaluation covered a three-year period, starting with the launch of the pilot in April 2013, through to the end of April 2016 and used multiple lines of evidence to examine the relevance and performance of the program. Launched on April 1, 2013, the Start-Up Visa pilot was the first pilot program implemented through Ministerial Instructions. The Start-Up Visa was designed to attract innovative foreign entrepreneurs who would contribute to the new and innovation needs of the Canadian economy and facilitate entry of innovative entrepreneurs who would actively pursue business ventures in Canada"--Executive summary, p. iv. gccst Entrepreneurs gccst Immigration gccst Program assessment Canada. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Research and Evaluation. Évaluation du Programme pilote de visa pour démarrage d’entreprise (CaOODSP)9.833919 PDF 680 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/ircc/Ci4-163-2017-eng.pdf Report PDF 272 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2022/ircc/Ci4-163-2017-1-eng.pdf Summary E5-2015