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As a self-employed person, you must have relevant experience in cultural activities, athletics or farm management. You must also have the intention and ability to establish a business that will, at a minimum, create an employment opportunity for yourself. You must make a significant contribution to cultural activities or athletics or purchase and manage a farm in Canada.

Conditions of permanent residence are not imposed on self-employed persons. You must have enough money to support yourself and your family members after you arrive in Canada

Self-employed Persons Regulatory Requirements

"Self-employed person" means a foreign national who has relevant experience and has the intention and ability to be self-employed in Canada and to make a significant contribution to specified economic activities in Canada.

"Relevant experience" in respect of a self-employed person means at least two years of one of the following types of experience in the period beginning five years before the date of application for a permanent resident visa and ending on the day a determination is made in respect of the application, namely,

1. self-employment in cultural activities or in athletics,

2. participation at a world-class level in cultural activities or athletics, or

3. farm management experience.

"Specified economic activities" in respect of a self-employed person means cultural activities, athletics or the purchase and management of a farm.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Applicants must first meet the  Self-Employed Business immigration definition, and then they will be evaluated against a selection

min 35 points is required , Adaptability points differ from investor or

 entrepreneur ,and similar to the skilled worker requirements

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