As Canada Courts Global Capital, Toronto Event Highlights Role of Immigrant Entrepreneurs
NextStars and Humber Polytechnic convene founders, investors and policy leaders left out of the Canada Investment Summit TORONTO, September 2026. Canada’s push to attract global investment is sparking a bigger conversation: where new capital, talent and energy will come from, and how we can channel them into growth across the Canadian economy. On September 17, […]
Canadian Business PNPs in 2026: How Immigration Agents Can Choose the Right Program for Their Clients
Introduction Choosing a Canadian business immigration program is no longer a matter of finding the province with the lowest investment requirement. A client may satisfy every published eligibility requirement and still have no practical pathway because: This distinction is essential for immigration agents. The correct question is not simply: “Which program does my client qualify […]
BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration Base Stream: A Complete Guide for 2026
The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program Entrepreneur Immigration Base Stream provides experienced entrepreneurs with a pathway to Canadian permanent residence by establishing, purchasing and actively managing a qualifying business in British Columbia. This is not a passive investment program. Applicants must relocate to British Columbia, actively operate their business, invest their own capital, create employment […]
We Showed Up at ScaleUp 2026, and Toronto’s Innovators Showed Up Too
What happens when talent, startups, and industry leaders end up in the same room for three hours? You get ScaleUp 2026, and you get the kind of energy that reminds you why we do this work in the first place. On May 28, NextStars joined ScaleUp 2026 at Humber Downtown, a fast paced innovation and […]
NextStars at Toronto Tech Week 2026
Canada was built by people who stepped into uncertainty and made something real of it. That’s how countries get built. That’s how companies get built too. This week, Toronto is full of those people. And NextStars is right in the middle of it. We’re exhibiting at ScaleUp, hosted by Humber Polytechnic, as part of Toronto […]
When the World Cup Comes to Canada: What 2026 Means for Startups and Cross Border Capital
From June 11 to July 19, 2026, the largest tournament in football history arrives in North America. Forty eight teams, 104 matches, three host nations, and for the first time ever, the FIFA World Cup on Canadian soil. Toronto and Vancouver will host 13 of those matches. Billions of people will be watching. Most of […]
Canada Lands the Security and Resilience Bank: A New Era for the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Canada has been selected to host the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), a new multilateral institution financing defence, security and resilience projects for NATO members and allied nations. Three sources confirmed the selection to Radio-Canada. The Globe and Mail broke the story first. The headline is about geopolitics. The real story is about what […]
The Pitch for “Canada, Inc.”: Inside the 2026 Canada Investment Summit
On September 14 and 15, Toronto will briefly become the focal point of the global financial sector. The inaugural Canada Investment Summit is set to convene 100 of the world’s most influential institutional investors, sovereign wealth fund directors, and private equity chief executives. The mandate of the two-day event is highly specific: to attract $1 trillion in […]
Your Complete Guide to the New Brunswick Business Immigration Stream
Are you an entrepreneur, investor, or business owner looking to expand your horizons on a global scale? Immigration to Canada has long been a top choice for global innovators, but choosing the right province is crucial to your success. While many look to massive metropolises like Toronto or Vancouver, savvy entrepreneurs are discovering the incredible advantages of […]
New Zealand’s Active Investor Plus Visa: The Smartest Move GCC Family Offices Are Making in 2026
The world’s most sophisticated family offices no longer think of passports as travel documents. They treat them as risk assets. In 2026, with geopolitical volatility reshaping the Gulf, UHNW investors across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait are rethinking where their capital lives and where their families can go. New Zealand has quietly […]
