The UCP government will offer fast-track visa processing to U.S. graduates who commit to launching a startup venture in Alberta, part of its attempt to find new ways to support the province’s technology sector after cancelling a suite of tax credits last fall.
In last week’s provincial budget, the Alberta government said it will create a specialized Startup Visa Stream that will offer fast-track processing with a bridge to permanent residency to qualified graduates of top U.S. universities, if they commit to launching a startup enterprise in the province. Similar fast-track opportunities will be offered to foreign nationals who have graduated from Alberta’s post-secondary institutions under a new Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Program.
Image: Economic Development, Trade and Tourism Minister Tanya Fir. JIM WELLS / POSTMEDIA, FILE
