The federal programs of Canada for self-employed persons allows many people from various backgrounds and cultures to apply for permanent residence. The Canadian government encourages the experienced people in the fields of arts and athletics to apply for PR.

The self-employed persons, they also have a great chance and possibility of becoming a permanent resident in Canada. These individuals are assessed on their work experience and their plan for self-employment.

Federal Self-Employed Persons Program of Canada is for those individuals who have experience in arts, culture, and athletics fields. They can apply for Canadian permanent residence.

The purpose of this program is to encourage foreign nationals who have had worked in the fields of sports and arts. They can be music teachers, filmmakers, painters, illustrators, freelance journalists, athletes, trainers, coaches, choreographers, or set designers.

IRCC assesses these candidates on their work experience. The candidates should be able to demonstrate the two years’ work experience in the related fields, either they are experienced internationally or by being the self-employed persons in the related fields.

The candidates must contribute to the vision of the federal government that is the “Enrichment of Canadian culture and support” and they must make “a significant contribution to the economic activities” in Canada. Whereas, this extent of contribution is determined by the visa officer.

Those candidates who do not qualify in the economic streams, or they have an issue regarding their employment, they have a great chance to apply in this stream.

The Canadian Experience Program is also one of the three federal programs, that is managed through the express entry system. The candidates are ranked according to their points scale. The candidates are awarded points on their selection factors of age, education, language or work experience.

Summarizing all the details, the federal self-employed person’s program can be beneficial for the persons who are experienced in the sports, arts and culture fields, and they can also become permanent residents of Canada.