Self-Employed Immigration
There are various ways to pursue Self-Employed Immigration to Canada. The choice of options would depend on the business as well as personal plans, but can be generally summarised as follows:
- Temporary Residence through Federal Immigration Program
- From Temporary to Permanent Residence through Federal Immigration Programs
- From Temporary to Permanent Residence through combination of Federal and Provincial/Territorial Immigration Programs
- Permanent Residence through Provincial/Territorial Immigration Program
- Permanent Residence through Federal Immigration Program
Self-Employed Immigration through Federal Immigration Program (Permanent Residence)
A prospective applicant under self-employed immigration category must:
- have relevant experience;
- have the intention and ability to be self–employed in Canada;
- intend to make a significant contribution in specified economic activity in Canada though self-employment in cultural activities, self-employment in athletics, or self-employment as a manager/operator of own farm in Canada.
All Self-employed applicants are in addition assessed according to the following selection criteria for self-employed applicants:
- Business Experience: Maximum 35
- Age: Maximum 10
- Education: Maximum 25
- Official Languages (English and French): Maximum 24
- Adaptability: Maximum 6
TOTAL: Maximum 100
A Self-employed Applicant is required to have at least 35 points out of 100 available points.
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