Give a Spark to Your Start-up in Canada

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Give a Spark to Your Start-up in Canada

As a continuation of our Startup Month at Sobirovs, I had an interview with Sherry Colbourne, President & CEO of Spark Centre in Oshawa, Canada. You can watch the video of that interview below, listen to it as a podcast or read the unedited transcript at your convenience. The main goal of my interview was […]

Written by on October 14, 2022

Iranian Tech Enterprise Expands To Canada

Our client, an established Iranian internet and intranet provider, decided to expand its operations to Canada. They contacted us to inquire about business immigration options for their high-level Executive, who will also oversee the business expansion in Canada. The client had a budget between $200,000 and $300,000. The facts of the case were as follows: […]

Written by on May 6, 2022

Leading Website Development Company Expands to Canada

Our client, a successful entrepreneur and a co-founder of one of the world’s leading website development companies, contacted us to advise him on possible business immigration options to Canada. The client had a budget of $250,000 and $350,000. The facts of the case were: The client’s company specializes in helping content publishers and digital agencies […]

Written by on April 26, 2022

How to Start a Business in Ontario: Brampton for Foreign Entrepreneurs

We had the pleasure of interviewing Amanda Leard as part of our Remarkable Canadians initiative. Amanda is the Manager of Investment Attraction at the City of Brampton and is also part of the InvestBrampton team. In our interview, Amanda shared with us numerous insights that are invaluable to foreign entrepreneurs that are interested in starting […]

Written by on March 30, 2022

Tackling Tech Talent Shortage in Canada – the Creative Way

In the past few years, Canadian businesses realized how vulnerable they are to labour shortages. Sourcing tech talent became a much bigger problem than anyone imagined they could cope with. Almost 80% of businesses in Canada stated that they need more tech employees and 68% of them said that they are having difficulties finding and […]

Written by on March 29, 2022

Indian Fintech Company Expands to Canada

An experienced fintech executive contacted us to advise him on possible business immigration options to Canada. The client had a budget of between CAD $250,000 and CAD $350,000. Here is a summary of the facts of this case: The company was established in New Delhi, India in 2005; The company provides high-quality fintech software that […]

Written by on March 8, 2022

How to Bring Your Workers from Ukraine to Canada

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, many Canadian tech companies are struggling to bring their Ukrainian workers to Canada. The IRCC began prioritizing Ukrainian applications and lifted the limit on Ukrainian immigrants. Many Canadian companies expressed their interest in hiring new recruits from Ukraine to allow people fleeing the conflict to have a safe […]

Written by on March 3, 2022

World-Leading Entrepreneur Launches a Start-up in Canada

A prominent serial entrepreneur contacted us to inquire about possible business immigration options to Canada. The client had a budget of CAD $500,000 to achieve his business goals. We were glad to assist another successful individual to bring their expertise and start a new business in Canada. Below is the summary of the facts of […]

Written by on February 28, 2022

Growing Indian Tech Company Expands to Canada

Our client, a renowned entrepreneur in the IT industry, contacted us to inquire about possible business immigration solutions to bring his business and family to Canada. The client had a budget of CAD $250,000. We’re glad that we could help this client achieve his immigration goals fully. Below is the summary of the facts of […]

Written by on February 22, 2022

Part 2: Looking beyond COVID-19 and U.S. election: Nearshoring IT talent in Canada

Nearshoring IT Talent in Canada What is Nearshoring? By definition, nearshoring is “a form of offshoring and describes transferring work to another country geographically close to your home country to reduce costs and increase work, travel and communication quality.” (InterVenture Sourcing AG) Thanks to the U.S. immigration restrictions, we could expand the definition and add: […]

Written by on November 19, 2020

Part 1: Beyond COVID-19 and the election: Canadian immigration solutions for U.S.-based IT companies

Regardless of the outcome of this year’s U.S. presidential election, it’s clear that the U.S.-based information technology (IT) companies should look elsewhere to host their foreign talent. This is not only due to the unpredictability of the U.S. immigration policies but also because of what the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us: that we can work […]

Written by on November 16, 2020