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Top Story: Canada Halts Start-Up Visa as It Prepares New Entrepreneur Pilot for 2026 – What Nigerian and African Founders Should Know
Canada has announced that it will freeze new applications under its Start-Up Visa (SUV) programme, a flagship initiative for attracting foreign entrepreneurs. The freeze comes as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) prepares a narrower, more selective entrepreneur pilot set to launch in 2026.
IRCC has confirmed it will stop issuing new commitment certificates after 31 December 2025 and has already suspended applications for SUV-linked work permits.
“The measures announced today were in part to help address the large inventory of applications for Canada’s business programs,” the government said.
This development limits access to the programme. Only founders already in Canada on SUV-specific work permits will be eligible to apply for extensions, and those who secure a commitment certificate before the end of 2025 have until 30 June 2026 to submit their applications. Beyond this window, fresh entries will no longer be accepted.
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On Startup Spotlight:
How Ghanaian Blossom Academy Is Turning Africa’s Youth Into Job-Ready Data Professionals
Jeph Acheampong did not set out to build a technology academy when he moved back to Ghana. What confronted him instead was a pool of educated young people locked out of meaningful work. The contradiction would become the driving force behind Blossom Academy.
With experience spanning Wall Street and Silicon Valley-backed fintech, Acheampong had seen how data had become the backbone of modern business decision-making.
Yet across African markets, companies continued to complain of talent shortages while outsourcing critical analytics work overseas. To him, the problem was not a lack of capable people, but the absence of a system that translated raw potential into job-ready expertise.
“It didn’t make sense,” he says. “There were talented young people everywhere (on the continent), yet companies said they couldn’t find qualified local talent.”
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
Also Read:
Nigerian Scholar Turns Research into Real-World HealthTech with “HomeDoc” Air-Quality Device. Yakub Abdulrasheed brings us the details, here.
Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow for the next tech newsletter.
Best, Quadri
