Business Immigration - Self Employed

This category is open only to individuals with prior self employed experience as farmers, athletes (at an international level), or artisans.
To qualify under the Self-Employed category, an applicant must demonstrate an intention and ability to establish or purchase a business in Canada that will keep him or her employed and make a "significant" contribution to the economy or the cultural or artistic life of Canada.

Applicants must demonstrate that the proposed business will generate sufficient revenues to support the applicant and his or her dependents. Farmers, artisans, sports personalities, actors, consultants, and operators of small business outlets that may be in demand are examples of applicants who may qualify.

Assessment in this category is based upon:

business ability and experience (when applying under the economic contribution component of the Self-Employed description);

artistic qualifications (when applying under the artistic/cultural component of the Self-Employed description); and

net worth (sufficient to establish/purchase the proposed business).