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Self Employed

In the last five years over 5,000 Self-Employed persons landed in Canada.

Requirement

Self-employed immigrants must demonstrate that they have the intent, relevant experience and ability to become economically established in Canada by creating their own employment and contributing significantly to Canada in one of the following areas:

• Canada's sphere of Arts and Culture, either through performance at a world-class level or self employment in the discipline, as in the case of dancers or experienced choreographers;
• Canada's ability to compete in athletics, either through performance at the world-class level or self- employment in the discipline, as in the case of figure skaters or coaches; or
• Canada's economy, through the purchase and management of a farm in Canada.

Other business immigrants with more generic business abilities will be required to meet the other immigration categories.

Selection Criteria

Applicants must first meet the Self-Employed Business immigration definition, and then they will be evaluated against a selection grid. Applicants must obtain a minimum of 35 points.

For online assistance click on the Investor, Entrepreneur and Self-employed categories link or fill out our free assessment questionnaire at any time

On the 28th of June 2002, the Government of Canada introduced new immigration regulations. These regulations have brought about significant changes to all economic class immigration programs, which include, federal skilled workers, federal investor, federal entrepreneur, federal self employed and provincial nominee programs.

The selection rules for the skilled worker have been altered to reflect a new and more subjective point system, which allows for positive or negative discretion based on the probability of an applicant’s successful establishment in Canada.

The new rules were implemented with retroactive effect under a two-tiered pass mark. Skilled worker applications filed before January 1st 2002, which do not receive a selection decision prior to April 1, 2003, must score 70 points under the new rules. Skilled worker applications filed after January 1, 2002 where a positive selection decision has not been reached by June 28, 2002, are henceforth subject to the new selection criteria and require a pass mark of 75 points under the new rules.

Our highly trained and professional consultants are ready to assist you with any questions or concerns that you may have in this regard. For a free consultation please fill out our assessment questionnaire or email us.