Monday, 29 August 2016 / Published in Immigration, Immigration Manuals

Entrepreneurs and Self-Employed : Act and Regulations

Last Updated on August 29, 2016

The Act and the Regulations

The table given below details the sections of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) that specifically apply to entrepreneurs or self-employed persons.

The Provision	The Act and the Regulations
Entering and remaining in Canada	A18, A19 and A20
Economic immigration	A12 (2)
The application for visas	A11 (1) and A11 (2)
The provisions respecting conditions	A14 (2) (d)
The authority for an official of a province to impose the conditions	A9 (1) (d)
The authority for interviews conducted by a designated officer	A11 (1), A15 and A16
The authority to prescribe the conditions	A14 (2) (d)

Similarly, the table given below details specific regulations that apply to entrepreneurs or self-employed foreign nationals.

The Provision Concerning the Definition of:	The Act and the Regulations
Entrepreneurs and self-employed persons	R88
Business experience	R88
A full-time job equivalent	R88
Net assets, net income and net worth	R88
Percentage of equity	R88
A qualifying business	R88
The application to cancel conditions	R98 (4)
The selection criteria for an entrepreneur	R102 (1), R102 (2) and R108
The units of assessment for an entrepreneur	R102 (2), R78, R79, R81, R103 (1) and R104
The selection criteria i.e. the experience factor for an entrepreneur	R103 (1)
The selection criteria for a self-employed individual	R102 (1) and R102 (2)
The units of assessment for a self-employed person	R78, R79, R81, R103 (2) and R105
The persons selected by a province	R96 (b), R99 (b) and R101 (b)
The persons destined for the Province of Quebec	R108 (1) (c)
The substitution of evaluation	R109 (1) and R109 (2)
The prescription of conditions subject to which the authorities will grant permanent resident status to the members of the entrepreneur class and their family members	R98 (1) to R98 (6)
The minimum points investors need for passing	R108 (2)
The minimum points entrepreneurs need for passing	R108 (3)
The minimum points self-employed individuals need for passing	R108 (4)

The table given below specifies the forms required under this program.

The Form Title	The Form Number
The Application for Permanent Residence in Canada	IMM0008EGEN
The Guide for Business Applicants and the Business Immigration Application Form	IMM4000E
The Confirmation of Permanent Residence	IMM5509B

The Instruments and Delegations

Readers might need more information concerning delegations on the Business Immigration Program. For this, they would need to review module two of IL 3.