Canada’s immigration backlog may cost U.S. investor $600K rebate

Immigration June 21, 2026 08:03 PM

American entrepreneur Stacey Schacter is photographed inside a vertical farm container in Stayner, Ont., on March 23. He and his wife bought a home in Clearview in 2022, applied for permanent residence in 2023 through the Start Up Visa program, and launched three container farms last year.

Nicholas Keung is a Toronto-based reporter covering immigration for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: @nkeung.

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