A total cost build-up supported by quotations and contracts, evidence of funds committed with transfers and paid invoices, a source-of-funds trail from the origin of the money, corporate formation documents, the lease, and projections with stated assumptions. Financial statements from the applicant's Canadian business support both the source and the credibility of the plan.
Two files: where the money came from, where it went
Keep the evidence in two clearly separated bundles. The first traces origin: business financial statements, the sale of an asset, accumulated earnings, a loan and what secures it, or a documented gift with the giver's own source explained. The second traces destination: the transfers out, the paid invoices, the delivery receipts for inventory and equipment, the signed lease and any deposit. Between the two, a reader should be able to follow every dollar without asking a question. Note that funds borrowed against the assets of the enterprise being acquired are not treated as the investor's own capital at risk, so the security behind any loan needs to be identified precisely rather than described in general terms.
Hypothetical example: a specialty hearing-protection retailer funds a new shop through retained earnings and a share sale. A first review traces each amount from the originating account, through any intermediate account, to the business expenditure, with tax returns and sale papers supporting the origin. Bank statements and closing records settle the trail; a summary spreadsheet does not replace them. Keep ownership certificates, lease documents and receipts beside the source file. The enterprise must be real and operating, so post-opening invoices and payroll are as useful as the initial plan.