Canada has rules.
Newcomer founders
deserve to know them.
Generic AI doesn't know the difference between a work permit and a PR. Decode does. Stop sending clients elsewhere for answers — every compliance question is filtered by visa status and province, so your advisors deliver accurate guidance in one conversation.
Stop translating generic compliance into immigration-specific advice.
Your advisors shouldn't have to memorize CRA, IRCC, and provincial rules to help one client open a business — or spend 30 minutes bouncing them between agencies to get a complete answer.
- →Auto-filtered answers: Every checklist maps to the founder's exact visa status and province — no irrelevant steps.
- →30 minutes becomes 5: Advisors review, not research. Clients get answers in one conversation, not three referrals.
- →Built for your caseload: Usage reporting shows what your clients ask most, so your team stays one step ahead.
covered
in the database
with Decode
Institutional License
For settlement agencies, entrepreneurship support organizations, post-secondary programs, and incubators.
At $3,000/year, that’s less than the cost of two hours of legal advice — for a full year of compliance guidance for every client you serve.
- Full Decode platform access for your organization
- Compliance answers filtered by visa status + province
- 24/7 access for your clients — no advisor required
- Usage reporting: see what your clients ask most
- Partner pre-fill: clients arrive with profile ready
- Frontline compliance toolkits included
- Onboarding and implementation support
Built around their situation.
Not a generic checklist.
Most compliance tools assume you already know the system. Decode doesn't. It starts with who the founder is — their province, their immigration status — and everything filters from there.
Setup tasks filtered for their situation
Decode asks about province and immigration status — work permit, PR, study permit, or citizen — then builds a registration checklist that applies to them. No irrelevant steps. No confusion.
Complex questions answered directly
Ask about how immigration status affects business ownership, tax thresholds, hiring eligibility, or permit overlap. Get a plain-language answer based on verified Canadian regulation.
Compliance gaps found before they become problems
Surface issues with CRA, WorkplaceNL, or Immigration Canada before they escalate. Every answer is cited so founders and advisors can verify it themselves.
If you immigrated to Canada and you're starting a business — this was built for you.
Canada's business rules are complicated. For immigrant entrepreneurs — navigating a new country, a new legal system, often in a second language — they can be paralyzing.
Decode gives you plain-language answers about registration, taxes, permits, and compliance — filtered for your visa type and province. Ask real questions. Get answers that actually fit your situation.
Try Decode →Built in St. John's.
Built for newcomers.
BridgeForward is a federally incorporated social purpose corporation based in St. John's, Newfoundland. We build AI-powered compliance tools for newcomer entrepreneurs in Canada.
We believe access to clear, accurate compliance information should not depend on how long you have been in Canada, how much you can afford to spend on a lawyer, or whether you happen to know the right person.
BridgeForward builds technology that closes that gap.
“Decode took our intake process from 45 minutes to 5 minutes. Our advisors can finally focus on the work that actually matters.”
— Director, Newcomer Entrepreneurship Program · Early Access Partner
See Decode in action.
If your organization supports newcomer entrepreneurs, we'd like to show you what Decode does in 20 minutes — and discuss licensing and implementation timelines that work for you.
Flat-fee institutional licensing from $3,000–$5,000/year. No per-user charges. No hidden costs.