JEDDAH: An Ontario-based law firm is opening an office in the Middle East to help Saudi startups, especially in the technology sector, scale up and expand their operations to Canada and the rest of North America. Ace Luxury Immigration Solutions (ALIS) said it aims to help about 1,000 startups a year from the Kingdom and the UAE establish a presence in North American markets. “The Canadian economy is a job-driven economy,” Shahrukh Zohaib, a Canadian barrister and managing partner of ALIS, told Arab News. “They’re looking for people who can come and create jobs. The skilled businesses are more preferred, such as the artificial intelligence and IT industries.”He said the Canadian government believes there are great opportunities for Saudi startups in a number of fields, including IT, construction and real estate, and his business aims to help Canadian and Saudi companies to establish joint ventures.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 20, 2021 22:30 UTC