Self-employed persons:
Definitions

In order to qualify, you must first meet the definition of a self-employed person. The following terms are defined in the regulations:

• Self-employed person
• Relevant experience
• Specified economic activities

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

1. a self-employed person, means a minimum of two years of experience, during the period beginning five years before the date of application for a permanent resident visa and ending on the day a decision is made on the application. The experience must consist of:
   1. in respect of cultural activities,
      1. two one-year periods of experience in self-employment in cultural activities, or
      2. two one-year periods of experience in participation at a world class level in cultural activities, or
      3. a combination of a one-year period of experience described in (A), above, and a one-year period of experience described in (B), above,
   2. in respect of athletics,
      1. two one-year periods of experience in self-employment in athletics, or
      2. two one-year periods of experience in participation at a world class level in athletics, or
      3. a combination of a one-year period of experience described in (A), above, and a one-year period of experience described in (B), above, and
   3. in respect of the purchase and management of a farm, two one-year periods of experience in the management of a farm.

Specified economic activities, in respect of

1. a self-employed person, means cultural activities, athletics or the purchase and management of a farm; and
2. a self-employed person selected by a province, has the meaning provided by the laws of the province.