Northern Pathways Immigration Consulting Inc.

What Northern Pathways Immigration Consulting Inc. does

Northern Pathways Immigration Consulting Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned Canadian immigration consulting firm established in 2019 and headquartered at 5200 Yonge Street in North York, Ontario. The firm is led by Burcu Akyol, a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC-IRB) in good standing with the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) and an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law program at Queen's University. The firm is authorized to provide immigration consultation and representation services across Canada, excluding Quebec immigration programs, and serves individuals and families pursuing study, work, temporary residence, permanent residence, PR card renewal/PRTD, family sponsorship, and Canadian citizenship pathways.

The firm's core offering is a full-service RCIC practice built around eligibility assessments, immigration strategy development, application preparation and submission, and authorized representation before immigration authorities. It supports a complete service catalog across Economic Immigration (Express Entry/FSW/FST/CEC, PNP, AIP, Rural/Francophone pilots), Family Class Sponsorship, Temporary Residence (study permits, work permits, visitor and super visas), PR Card Renewal and PRTD, and Canadian Citizenship. On the technology side, the firm operates a basic digital marketing and client-platform stack including a website with secure client portals and communication groups, two deterministic eligibility calculators (CRS and FSW Selection Factors), an online pre-assessment intake form, and routine CRM/communication tooling; there is no disclosed proprietary AI/ML capability and no published API.

The business model is professional-services billings: clients pay RCIC professional fees that vary by case complexity, separately from government processing fees (IRCC), medical exams, language tests, notary, and translation costs. Customer acquisition is sales-led and content-driven, combining bilingual (English/Turkish) blog content, immigration calculators, seminars and webinars in Canadian and Turkish cities, Instagram presence on @northernpathways and @kanadadayeniyasam, and a pre-assessment form that funnels prospects into paid consultations. The firm complements its immigration practice through a partnership with EduPathways Canada, a separately owned education and career consulting entity founded by Tuğsel Akyol, enabling integrated international-student support. The firm employs approximately seven people, has no external investors, no parent company, and has not pursued any funding rounds.

Name

Northern Pathways Immigration Consulting Inc.

Legal name

Northern Pathways Immigration Consulting

Website

https://northernpathways.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Northern Pathways Immigration Consulting is a Toronto-based RCIC firm founded in 2019 that provides Canadian immigration consulting and representation across temporary and permanent residence pathways for individual immigrants and families, with bilingual English/Turkish service delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration Legal Services & Representation (Law Firms) (THACAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigration, Visa & Work Authorization Support (HSAKAJAF), Work Permit & Employment Authorization Services (THACAKAB)

Keywords

• Immigration consulting services
• Permanent residence consulting
• Express entry consulting
• Study permit services
• Family sponsorship consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Immigration Consulting Services: Professional fees for immigration consulting, including eligibility assessments, immigration strategy development, application preparation and submission, and authorized representation. Fees vary based on case complexity (prior refusals, common-law partnerships, complex work histories, PNP requirements). Professional fees are separate from government processing fees, medical exams, language test fees, notary fees, and translation expenses. Tax applies for clients residing in Canada.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Northern Pathways Immigration Consulting is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) firm that provides professional immigration consulting and authorized representation for individuals and families across Canada, excluding Quebec. The firm delivers eligibility assessments, immigration strategy development, application preparation and submission, and ongoing representation for permanent residence (Express Entry, PNP, AIP, community pilots), family sponsorship, temporary residence (study/work permits, visitor/super visas), PR Card Renewal/PRTD, and Canadian Citizenship applications. Supporting these consulting services are online self-service tools including an Express Entry CRS Calculator, an FSW Selection Factors Calculator, and a Pre-Assessment Form.

Product overview

Northern Pathways Immigration Consulting Inc. is a professional immigration consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of services for Canadian immigration. The firm provides both core consulting services and online self-service tools. Core services include Economic Immigration (Express Entry, PNP, AIP), Family Class Sponsorship, Temporary Residence (Study Permits, Work Permits, Visitor/Super Visas), PR Card Renewal & PRTD, and Canadian Citizenship. The digital portfolio includes two interactive eligibility calculators: the Express Entry CRS Calculator and the FSW Selection Factors Calculator, both available on the website. Additional online tools include the Pre-Assessment Form for initial eligibility evaluation. The firm also offers consultation services, full application preparation and submission, and limited application review services on a case-by-case basis. All services are delivered by Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCIC) with representation authorized across Canada excluding Quebec.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EduPathways CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation and career consulting partner for international student support and education planning. Founded by Tuğsel Akyol, who also serves as Education and Career Consultant at Northern Pathways. Partnership enables holistic service offering combining immigration and education consulting for international students.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/northernpathways
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northern-pathways-immigration-consulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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