Immigrant entrepreneurs face years of delays under Canada's Start-Up Visa program

Immigrant entrepreneurs face years of delays under Canada's Start-Up Visa program

Maulik Pandya applied to be a permanent resident of Canada in 2021. Three years later, his status on the  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada website still reads, “Application in progress.”  Pandya has kept his company running and his family settled in Oakville, Ontario, but uncertainty dominates daily life and he is  considering a move back to India. “We’ve built a life here, but it feels like we’re living on borrowed time,” Pandya sai…