Why Immigrant Founders?
Because Canada's prosperity depends on them.
Immigrants are the backbone of Canada’s science and technology sectors, with oversized representation in software engineering and design, computer programming, engineering, and chemistry.
They bring international expertise to Canada’s economy, and they’ve built some of Canada’s most successful companies and including ApplyBoard, Blackberry, Shopify, and Wattpad, to name a few.
Entrepreneurial mindset
Despite only accounting for 23% of the population, immigrants are responsible for 34.7% of all early-stage entrepreneurship in Canada.
Global reach
Start-ups led by immigrants have a 2X higher export propensity, and they achieve 2X the export growth than non-immigrants.
Economic growth
Compared to the national average, immigrant-founded businesses employ more people, grow faster and go to market sooner.
Most Billion-Dollar Startups In The U.S.
Immigrants have started 55% of America’s startup companies valued at $1 billion or more.