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.
