Self-Employed Person program

The Self-employed Persons Program allows people to immigrate to Canada permanently as a self-employed person.

Eligibility Criteria

To immigrate as a self-employed person, you must:

have relevant experience
be willing and able to be self-employed in Canada
meet the program’s selection criteria
meet medical and security conditions

*Relevant experience is if you have taken part in cultural activities or athletics at a world class level or been self-employed in cultural activities or athletics.

Minimum relevant experience is:

for cultural activities:
1. 2 one-year periods being self-employed in cultural activities, or
2. 2 one-year periods participating at a world-class level in cultural activities, or
3. a combination of a one-year period described in (a), and a one-year period described in (b)
for athletics:
1. 2 one-year periods being self-employed in athletics, or
2. 2 one-year periods participating at a world class level in athletics, or
3. a combination of a one-year period described in (a) above, and a one-year period described in (b) above

Selection criteria