Self-Employed Persons Program is only open for people who have relevant experience in cultural or athletics. The Self-employed Persons Program allows people to immigrate to Canada permanently as a self-employed person.

If you’re interested in this program, you must:

• have relevant experience in cultural activities or athletics and
• be willing and able to make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada

Relevant experience for a self-employed person means at least two years of experience.

It must be during the period starting 5 years before the day the candidate applies and ending on the day IRCC will make a decision on your application.
IRCC will make a decision on your application.
You can get more points if you have 3, 4, or 5 years of experience.

At a minimum, your experience must be:

for cultural activities:

• 2 one-year periods being self-employed in cultural activities, or
• 2 one-year periods participating at a world-class level in cultural activities, or
• a combination of a one-year period described in (a), and a one-year period described in (b)

for athletics:

• 2 one-year periods being self-employed in athletics, or
• 2 one-year periods participating at a world class level in athletics, or
• a combination of a one-year period described in (a) above, and a one-year period described in (b) above