sarahch77

There is something called Start ICT.

https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/www.c...91775.html/amp

my lawyer is supposed to a top lawyer in Toronto and they advised and said I qualify for this. Is there any solution for this ?

sarahch77

Hi,

As per start up ICT I did form a Company and took an office and the business plan done by the lawyer does show all the projections .

christmasoompa

Hmmm, that's very odd then. What did you show in terms of hiring Canadians? It sounds as though your lawyer didn't put a particularly good case together, it's always going to be trickier for a new office.

FWIW, I agree with Siouxie, this is a far from ideal visa route unless it's your only option? Did you look at other routes, maybe ones that would have got you PR rather than just a one year work permit?

sarahch77

It was all mentioned in the business plan in detail. I’m 44 so age was a barrier for other PR options .

christmasoompa

Age is no barrier to most business based PR routes, it's only relevant for EE applications really.

sarahch77

Other business options had a lot of investment to do

Siouxie

There were other alternatives open to you - such as the Provincial programs or The Start Up Program visa option which requires NO investment.. only the $2075 processing fees - you just have to find a designated organisation to sponsor you. I think you may have been led astray on that... this also would give you a Temporary work permit while your Permanent Residence application is in progress.
An ICT is a Temporary Work Permit - but not an application for Permanent Residence.

Full details: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...tart-visa.html

I'm confused with the link you gave to the (unofficial) website (run by an Immigration Consultant, so not unbiased in their advice)..

sarahch77

Hi. I didn’t know anyone who would sponsor me and the lawyer adviced on the program .

christmasoompa

You don't need to know anyone, the idea is that you have a good business case and you put that forward, you don't need any connections in Canada at all.

If I were you, whilst your lawyer figures out what went wrong with the ICT application, I'd look at other visa options yourself, and see what you may be eligible for. Self employed visa maybe? Start Up? And depending on the province you wanted to move to, possibly PNP streams as well. Most won't require investment, and you'd get PR instead rather than just a one year work permit which is rather insecure.

It may be that you can reapply successfully for the ICT, but I'd start looking at back up options personally.

Good luck.

Siouxie

You don't need to know anyone.. there are lists of designated organisations who can sponsor.. you present your business plans to them https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...nizations.html

Is your lawyer an Immigration Consultant and approved to represent? https://iccrc-crcic.ca/find-a-professional/

I would suggest you have a good look at the programs available to you, especially the Start Up (permanent residence route) and the Provincial ones depending on which Province you incorporated in.

sarahch77

Hi. The are very renowned immigration lawyers in Toronto and even today after emailing them they think I’m eligible . I’ve got an appt with them tomorrow.