The Self-Employed Persons Program offers a pathway to permanent residency for individuals with relevant experience in cultural activities, arts, or athletics who can make a meaningful contribution to Canada’s cultural or sporting life.
This program is ideal for artists, musicians, filmmakers, athletes, writers, performers, and others with a strong track record of self-employment or participation at a high level in their field.
You may qualify if you:
Are medically and criminally admissible to Canada
Examples of eligible cultural and athletic professions include:
We assist self-employed professionals by:
