Canada's immigration minister is heralding the federal government's 16-month-old visa program for entrepreneurs after accepting the first two applicants. Chris Alexander told a Vancouver news conference that a startup visa program has generated enormous interest though he couldn't specify how many applications have been received. When the program was launched, then-immigration minister Jason Kenney said he expected to see a few hundred people come to Canada through the program in its first year. Alexander says the government is trading on its reputation for "doing immigration well" as it aims to persuade talented business people from India to Latin America and Europe to move to Canada. Read More http://ift.tt/1zK2jcm
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