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International Market Entry
We help international entrepreneurs and companies build real, operating businesses in Canada and North America. Our focus is on the business model, operational setup, and market positioning that make your project credible to investors, regulators, and partners. We are operators, not immigration lawyers, and we work alongside your legal counsel to turn a visa pathway into a viable business.
Who This Is For
International entrepreneurs and companies entering Canada
International entrepreneurs using Start-Up Visa or similar programs
Founders and teams who want to establish an innovative business in Canada and need a credible, investment-ready plan that aligns with immigration program requirements and real market conditions.
Foreign companies establishing Canadian subsidiaries
Established businesses looking to create or expand a Canadian presence, whether for market access, talent, production, or North American headquarters.
Investors relocating business interests to North America
Business owners and investors who want to anchor part of their activity in Canada or the wider North American market and need an operating platform that fits local expectations.
Family offices seeking operational presence in Canada
Family investors who see Canada as a strategic base and want to build or acquire operating companies with solid governance, reporting, and growth potential.
What We Do
Market entry services focused on real operations
Business plan development
We work with you to design a business plan that is both investment-ready and aligned with the requirements of Start-Up Visa and similar programs. The plan is built around realistic assumptions, clear milestones, and credible financial projections. It is designed to speak to immigration authorities, designated organizations, and investors without becoming a theoretical document.
Operational structure and setup
We help you define the right legal and operational structure for your Canadian or North American presence. This includes thinking through entity setup, governance, management roles, reporting lines, and how the local operation fits into your global organization. We also guide practical decisions around location, staffing plans, and key service providers.
Market positioning and go-to-market strategy
We support you in understanding your target customers, competitive landscape, and pricing logic in Canada and North America. Together, we design a go-to-market strategy that reflects local buying behavior, sales cycles, and channel dynamics. The result is a clear commercial path, not just a marketing paragraph in a visa application.
Connection to local networks
We introduce you, where appropriate, to local stakeholders: private equity and venture capital investors, corporate partners, banks, incubators or accelerators, and specialized service providers such as accountants and legal advisors. We are not brokers or agents. We simply help you plug into the ecosystems that matter for your type of business.
Ongoing operational support
Once the entity is established, we can provide ongoing support in an advisory or part-time operating capacity. This can include acting as a fractional executive, advising your local leadership, setting up performance monitoring, or helping you adjust your model as you learn from the market. Our focus is on building a business that can stand on its own, not creating permanent dependence.
The Challenge
Entering a new country is more than meeting immigration criteria. To succeed in Canada and North America, you need a business that works on the ground: a realistic model, a clear value proposition, and an operating plan that makes sense in this market. Regulations, tax structures, labor rules, and customer expectations differ from your home country. What worked there may not translate directly here.
Entrepreneurs and foreign companies are often asked to produce business plans and projections for Start-Up Visa programs, investor visas, or intra-company transfers. The risk is that these documents are written to satisfy formal requirements but do not stand up to commercial reality. If the plan is not credible, investors disengage, partners hesitate, and the business struggles once it is launched.
Why Work with Mirabilys
Experience that bridges borders and operations
Operator experience
We have built and led businesses, not only advised them. That means we understand what it takes to go from a plan to a functioning operation with real customers, employees, and financial obligations. We think about your Canadian or North American venture as an operating business first, and as a file for an immigration or investment program second.
Local market understanding
We know the realities of operating in Quebec, the rest of Canada, and the wider North American market. We understand differences in regulation, labor, financing, and business culture. This allows us to help you avoid common missteps and adapt your model without losing what makes your business distinctive.
Investor and ecosystem perspective
We are used to working with private equity firms, investors, and lenders. We understand what they look for in a plan, a management team, and an operating model. That perspective helps us shape your project so it can be taken seriously by local capital providers and strategic partners.
Bilingual and bicultural
Operating in Quebec and across Canada often requires comfort in both English and French, as well as sensitivity to regional differences. We can help you navigate these nuances in communications, hiring, and relationship building.
Focus on real operations, not paperwork
We are not immigration lawyers or visa consultants, and we do not replace them. Our role is to ensure that the business behind your immigration or expansion project is real, thought through, and executable. That is what will sustain you long after the visa is granted.
Our Process
Our Approach
Initial assessment
We start with a structured discussion about your objectives, current business, immigration or relocation pathway, and timelines. We review any existing plans or documents and identify gaps between the program requirements and a credible operating model.
Business design and plan
We develop a credible business plan that addresses immigration or investment requirements while being grounded in market realities. This includes market analysis, financial projections, operational roadmap, and governance structure.
Go-to-market strategy
We work with you to define your target customers, competitive positioning, pricing, and sales approach for the Canadian and North American market. The goal is a commercial strategy you can actually execute.
Setup and early operations
We support you through the setup phase: coordinating with legal, tax, and HR advisors, defining governance, installing basic reporting, and helping you make the first key hires or partnerships. Our role is to keep decisions coherent and aligned with the long-term strategy.
Post-launch support and adjustment
Once operations begin, we remain available in an advisory or fractional leadership capacity. We review performance, help you adjust your go-to-market approach, and refine your structure as the business evolves. The aim is a smooth transition from project to ongoing company.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are you an immigration law firm or visa consultant?
No. We are a turnaround and value creation firm with strong experience in operations, finance, and strategy. We do not provide immigration legal advice or handle visa applications. We work alongside your immigration lawyer or advisor to ensure the business side of your project is solid and credible.
How long does a typical international market entry engagement last?
It depends on your objectives and timeline. A focused business plan and setup mandate often ranges from 8 to 16 weeks, with ongoing advisory or fractional support as needed after that. We define the scope clearly with you at the outset.
How do you work with legal and tax counsel?
We collaborate closely with your legal and tax advisors. They lead on immigration, corporate law, and tax structuring. We lead on business design, operations, and market strategy. We coordinate to ensure that the legal structure and the business model support each other.
Do you only work in Quebec?
Quebec is our home market, and we have deep local understanding here. We also support clients establishing operations in other Canadian provinces and, when relevant, integrating their Canadian presence into a broader North American strategy.
What types of businesses do you support?
We typically work with innovation-driven companies, growth-oriented SMEs, and investor-backed projects where there is a clear ambition to build a real operating business. We are happy to discuss whether your project fits our expertise.
Turn your market entry plan into a real business
If you are planning to use a Start-Up Visa, investor program, or corporate expansion to enter Canada or North America, we can help you design and build a business that makes sense here.