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Meet Wei

An entrepreneur who planned on the Start-up Visa, now comparing the programs that are open.

  • 45
  • Entrepreneur
  • Shanghai
  • Provincial entrepreneur programs
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Wei, an AI-generated fictional character
Profile

Who Wei is

Home
Shanghai, China
Current status
Outside Canada, with no Canadian status.
Education
A master’s degree from outside Canada (2005), with an educational credential assessment.
Work
Has built two companies; today he runs a software services company for retailers with 60 employees, as majority owner and senior manager for ten years.
Business
Plans to start a technology business in a smaller British Columbia city in 2027, investing $600,000 of his own money; net worth about $1.5 million; a business plan is ready.
Family
Married; his wife would come with him, a family of three in all.
Languages
English: CLB 6 listening, reading and speaking, CLB 5 writing.
Objective

Build his next business in Canada

Goal: Permanent residence through a provincial entrepreneur program, now that the Start-up Visa is paused.

The challenge

Wei spent months preparing a pitch for the Start-up Visa, then read that the program had stopped taking new applications. He didn’t know what was still open to someone like him.

The story

Wei’s journey with Global Compass

Eight moments, in Wei’s own words. The person is made up; the rules in the story are real.

Wei, an AI-generated fictional character
Moment 1 of 8:

Meet Wei

“I’ve started two companies in Shanghai. I’m looking for where the third one goes.”
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  1. Meet Wei. “I’ve started two companies in Shanghai. I’m looking for where the third one goes.”
  2. The challenge. “I spent four months on a Start-up Visa pitch. Then I learned the program had stopped.”
  3. Finding Global Compass. “The first thing it told me was the date the program paused. Nobody else had bothered.”
  4. Telling the story. “Net worth, both companies, where I’d actually want to live. Fair questions.”
  5. Review and next steps. “This sample shows what an applicant would receive from the rules engine: current program barriers and provincial requirements to compare.”
  6. Help that keeps going. “I need to compare current program availability, capital requirements and the work each option involves.”
  7. The way forward. “I can request a consultation before choosing a province or making an investment.”
  8. What comes next. “A clearer plan starts with what is open and what evidence I can support. An investment is not an immigration approval.”
What Global Compass checked

The rules behind Wei’s story

Real requirements, from official sources. The next step shows what the rules engine found for Wei’s answers.

  • The Start-up Visa Program was paused on June 30, 2026 and isn’t accepting new applications. Official source
  • British Columbia’s Entrepreneur Immigration has been inviting registrants through 2026. Official source
  • Its Base category asks for a personal net worth of $600,000 and an investment of $200,000. Official source
  • Manitoba’s Entrepreneur Pathway takes expressions of interest by email for now, but isn’t holding draws. Official source