Self-employed persons

The Self-Employed Persons are those applicants who have the intention and ability to become self-employed in Canada. Self-employed persons are required to have either:

• relevant experience that will make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada or
• experience in farm management and the intention and ability to purchase and manage a farm in Canada.

Who can Apply

• Have relevant experience, two years minimum in last five years:
  
  • participation at a world-class level in cultural activities or athletics
  • farm management experience or 
  • self-employment in cultural activities or athletics. 

• Obtain a minimum of 35 points in the selection grid on the following criteria:
  
  • age 
  • education
  • business experience
  • proficiency in English and French 
  • adaptability
• Meet medical, security and other requirements

How to apply

There are two application processes for immigrant investors who want to apply to become permanent residents:

• the simplified application process and
• the regular application process.

Most applicants must use the simplified process. However, you must use the regular process if:

• you have been selected by Quebec or
• you have been lawfully admitted to Canada for a period of at least one year and you are submitting your application at the Canadian visa office in Buffalo or
• you have been lawfully admitted into the United States for a period of at least one year and you are submitting your application at the Canadian visa office in Buffalo.

If none of the situations described above applies to you, you must use the simplified application process.

How we can help

We assess your case from the content provided to us by you through our free assessment forms or otherwise. The experienced staff at Gate Seven will provide you with a quick and accurate assessment of your qualifications under the present regulations and criteria of the Self Employed Class category. We then advise you whether you qualify or not. If qualified, we proceed to sign up a contract with you and follow all the procedures outlined in our G7 Consultant`s Professional Role Chart.

One of the areas where we excel is business and investor programmes. Our business investment team will help you not only plan a roadmap for you to be successful in Canada but also prepare a business project report for you to present to CIC for successful assessment.

If an applicant does not qualify for Canadian Immigration under this class, we will advise the applicant on why he/she can’t apply at this stage. We may advise of what to work towards and achieve in order to qualify sometime in future.