The inventory problem
A Letter of Support buys time. Activity buys approval
IRCC reviews Start-up Visa files against the business commitments made at the LoS stage. By the time an officer picks up a file three years later, the question isn't "was the plan good?", it's "did anything actually happen?"
Insufficient genuine activity
No revenue, no payroll, no traction beyond incorporation paperwork. The single most cited refusal pattern in the SUV inventory.
Procedural fairness letters
IRCC issues a PFL with 30 days to respond. Without organized evidence ready to ship, the response is reactive and weak.
DO withdrawal of support
Designated organizations can rescind a Letter of Support if the business deviates materially from what was endorsed. Quiet files trigger silent withdrawals.
Bad-actor integrity reviews
Files associated with shell-only patterns: no premises, no hiring, no Canadian customers, get flagged in broader integrity sweeps.
Work-permit phase neglect
The 3-year work permit is for building the business. Treating it as a waiting room is the most common reason for refusal.
Successor agent gaps
Files orphaned by inactive RCICs or wound-down providers lose continuity, exactly when consistency matters most.
Three regular combo packages · sold annually
Minimal Viable. Safe-Landing. Advanced Operation
Each combo package bundles the operating cadence end-clients need across the multi-year inventory wait. All three are sold on annual terms, pick a tier at signup, renew or move up at each anniversary.
À la carte catalog
38+ selective services.
Pick what your client actually needs
Beyond the three combo packages, end-clients can compose a bespoke scope from our full catalog, organized into six practice groups. Each line item is fixed-price and quarter-billed; add or drop services at any quarter boundary as the business evolves.
Operating cadence
6
Monthly activity report (IRCC-formatted)
Quarterly board-style review
Annual operating retrospective
Plan-of-record version control
KPI dashboard maintenance
Customer traction tracking
Finance & compliance
8
CPA-supervised bookkeeping (CAD)
GST / HST registration & filing
T2 corporate tax return
T4 / T4A / T5 issuance
Payroll setup & remittances
CRA correspondence handling
Source-of-funds documentation
Year-end financial statements
Hiring & people
6
Job description & NOC mapping
Employment contract drafting
Onboarding & ROE management
Workplace policy handbook
Health & safety compliance
WSIB / WCB registration
DO & immigration interface
6
Quarterly DO check-in
Plan amendment notifications
PFL response packaging
Integrity-review evidence pack
IRCC officer-question memos
Work-permit renewal support
Commercial & growth
6
Pricing model design
Sales pipeline tracking
Vendor & supplier onboarding
Channel-partner agreements
Customer reference program
Localization for Canadian market
Investor & scaling
6
Cap table design & maintenance
Investor data room
Pitch deck refresh
Term sheet review
Board-grade quarterly pack
Capital-raise advisory & intros
Catalog is updated each quarter. New services are added as common partner requests emerge, most recently cap-table maintenance and investor data rooms, in response to founders raising during the inventory window.
Dedicated manager
One accountable manager per file.
Reporting on a fixed cadence
Every engagement is assigned a senior manager with MBA, CPA, or PMP credentials. They own the operating cadence, the DO relationship, and the partner reporting line, so company owners can stay focused on actually building the business while their file accrues the activity record IRCC needs to see.
Single point of contact
No ticketing system. One name, one calendar, one phone number.
Weekly partner sync
Standing 30-min call with the RCIC or lawyer team, agendas pre-circulated.
Monthly written report
Standardized format, pre-formatted for inclusion in any future PFL response.
Quarterly business review
Operating retrospective with the founder; written summary to your firm.
Reporting cadence
Always-on, never-late.
All on schedule
Weekly
Partner sync · Tuesdays 10am ET
Standing call with RCIC / lawyer · agenda pre-circulated
Monthly
Activity report · 5th of each month
IRCC-formatted PDF + raw data exports to partner portal
Quarterly
Business review · Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Founder retrospective · DO check-in · plan-of-record refresh
Annually
Operating retrospective + tax close
Year-end financials · T2 filing · plan-vs-actual variance
Ad-hoc
PFL or integrity review response
Full response package within 10 business days of receipt
How it works
From intake to active monitoring in under 30 days
01
Day 0
Intake call
Partner submits the file. We confirm whether the LoS is still in good standing and what was promised to the DO.
02
Days 1–10
File audit
For inherited files: review existing operations, filings, hiring, premises, and any DO correspondence to map the gap.
03
Days 10–20
Plan-of-record baseline
Lock the operating plan we will hold the business to: deliverables, milestones, and reporting cadence.
04
Day 20+
Cadence begins
Monthly reports, quarterly DO check-ins, and rolling CRA compliance start. Portal access live for your firm.
05
On request
PFL & decision support
When IRCC moves on the file, evidence packages are ready. Response shipped to your RCIC inside 10 business days.
FAQ
What partners ask before handing us a file
Our client's LoS was issued by another consultant. Can you still take the file?+
Yes. Inherited and rescue files are explicitly welcome. We onboard the file, audit existing operations and filings, identify gaps, and rebuild a defensible operating record. Most engagements close the audit phase inside two weeks.
Will the founder need to give up operational control?+
No. We don't take board seats and we don't direct the business. We hold the plan-of-record, document execution, and flag risk. The founder runs the company; we keep the immigration record audit-ready.
Are CanBizVisa employees licensed RCICs?+
No. CanBizVisa is a business consulting company, not an immigration firm. We do not provide immigration advice. All immigration counsel is delivered by your RCIC (regulated by CICC) or your immigration lawyer.
Does CanBizVisa guarantee a pass on IRCC's review?+
No, nobody can guarantee the success of a PR review. What we do is help entrepreneurs as much as possible on their daily operations and scaling, so their business can thrive in Canada and contribute to the Canadian economy. The strongest file is one that, on its own merits, demonstrates a real operating company.