Contributing money does not itself authorize work. Qualifying E spouses are employment authorized incident to status with appropriate documentation.
Separate funding from status
Children gain no work permission solely through E dependent status. Review the actual individual work basis before relying on family participation.
Decide in advance which family members may perform tasks for the business and price paid help for the rest, because packing orders and answering customers are work regardless of where the kitchen table sits. A family member may choose to remain in Canada, join later, or use another process based on their own circumstances; none of those choices establishes whether the investor can direct and develop the business. The shared limitation is the one that shapes long-term planning: E-2 is a nonimmigrant category tied to the enterprise, renewable while the business continues to qualify, but it does not itself lead to permanent residence. Shares issued to reflect a contribution of money have one effect on the nationality analysis; shares issued for estate planning or family fairness have the same effect, whatever the intention behind them.