Determining Eligibility for Self Employed Person In Canada

The Self-Employed Persons Program is focused at people who want to become self-employed in Canada.

They must have a relevant experience in farming, athletics or
cultural activities, and intend to make a significant contribution to
the economy of Canada.


To qualify as a self-employed person in Canada, you must:

• Must possess relevant experience and intend to be self-employed
in Canada,

• Meet the eligibility criteria for self-employed people, and

• Meet security, medical, and other requirement
Relevant Experience


As a self-employed person, your experience is found to be relevant
if you have:
• Taken part in athletics or cultural activities at a world-class level,
• Been self-employed in athletics or cultural activities, or
• Experience managing a farm
There are many various requirements to find someone to have
relevant experience, but usually, a self-employed person needs a minimum of two years of experience in one of the three
classifications listed above.


Selection Criteria
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will evaluate you on
selection criteria, which include these five factors:
• Age,
• Education,
• Experience,
• Adaptability, and
• Language abilities
To be eligible as self-employed persons, you have to meet the
condition of a self-employed person. These five selection criteria
are assessed using a point system and you need to acquire at least
35 points out of 100 if you wish to migrate to Canada as a business
immigrant . The cut-off mark of 35 is always subject to change,
depending on the laws set by CIC.
When being assessed to determine your eligibility under the above
selection criteria, you may be asked to do an interview. An
immigration or visa officer will conduct the interview and they may
ask you to expantiate on any information that they find to be
inconsistent or unclear with the documents that you had provided.
If there is a difference or discrepancy between the assessment of
your qualifications made by you and the visa officer’s assessment,
the officer assessment of your eligibility will stand.
Medical, Security and Other Conditions
Another factor when determining the eligibility for Self Employed
Person is the medical, security and other conditions that the CIC
have put in place as criteria.
This condition will require you and your family members to take a
medical test as well as get a police certificate for the application.