New user-friendly app provides detailed digital maps
Whistler, BC – ULLR Maps Ltd, a digital adventure mapping company, has launched its first adventure maps of Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain. The app, now available for download, uses advanced cartography to provide detailed,...
Empowered Startups partners with Design 1st to launch three new businesses in 2017
Empowered Startups has partnered with Design 1st, a Canadian leader in innovative hardware product design, engineering and manufacturing set-up. The two companies will bring three new products to market in the fall of 2017. The new products targeting a...
Start-Up Visa Program Growing and Successful
As of May 2, 2016 there are 51 entrepreneurs landed as permanent residents through Canada’s Start-up Visa Program. These individuals (and their designated organizations) are responsible for 26 new start-up ventures in Canada. The economic benefit of...
Recent Permanent Residence Approvals Start-up Visa Canada
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced today that six more new companies have successfully launched through the Start-up Visa program. The announcement was made at an event hosted by the Toronto Business Development Centre by Chris Alexander,...
Bring Your Clean Tech Startup Ventures To Canada
Empowered Startups is looking for clean tech. startup ventures. Qualified international Founders with the financial resources to launch and fund their venture in Vancouver or Whistler will received expedited Permanent Resident status for themselves and up...
Minister Alexander Promotes Start-up Visa (SUV) Program in India
Minister Alexander met with Prime Minister Narendra in India today wrapping up the largest-ever Canadian delegation to the Vibrant Gujarat conference. Part of his discussions highlighted developments in Canada’s economic immigration policy, such as the...
Empowered Startups Targets Clean Energy Technology
The development of clean energy technology in Canada goes hand in hand with reaching targets to reduce green house gas emissions. Empowered is interested in partnering with foreign founders whose renewable technologies can be developed in Canada. Foreign...
First Start-up Visa Applicants
Within a day of Empowered being formally selected and published in the Canada Gazette as a Designated Incubator the company has received it’s first applicants and pitches for the Start-up Visa Program. Foreign nationals submitting applications are from Hong...
Empowered Startups Receives Citizenship and Immigration Canada Designation
Empowered Startups is excited to announce that it has earned Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) Designation. The formal announcement was published on November 21, 2014 in the Canada Gazette. Empowered is one of only eleven incubators to receive...
Empowered Startups Is Accepting Applications
Empowered is currently accepting applications for its 2015 spring residency and mentoring program. Applicants will be selected through a competitive process in response to this open call for applicants. Empowered’s incubation program is typically 12...