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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

r. 103 Regulation 103

  • PART 6 Economic Classes
  • DIVISION 2 Business Immigrants
  • Economic Immigration

Last verified: June 2026 · Source: justice.gc.ca

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IRPR r. 103
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(1) and (2)[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 9]

Self-employed person

(3)A member of the self-employed persons class shall be awarded assessment points up to a maximum of 35 points for relevant experience during the period beginning five years before the date of their application for a permanent resident visa and ending on the day a determination is made in respect of the application as follows:

  • (a)20 points for
  • (i)two one-year periods of experience described in clause (a)(i)(A) or (B) of the definition relevant experience in subsection 88(1) or a combination of two one-year periods of such experience,
  • (ii)two one-year periods of experience described in clause (a)(ii)(A) or (B) of the definition relevant experience in subsection 88(1) or a combination of two one-year periods of such experience, or
  • (iii)two one-year periods of experience described in subparagraph (a)(iii) of the definition relevant experience in subsection 88(1);
  • (b)25 points for
  • (i)three one-year periods of experience described in clause (a)(i)(A) or (B) of the definition relevant experience in subsection 88(1) or any combination of three one-year periods of such experience,
  • (ii)three one-year periods of experience described in clause (a)(ii)(A) or (B) of the definition relevant experience in subsection 88(1) or any combination of three one-year periods of such experience, or
  • (iii)three one-year periods of experience described in subparagraph (a)(iii) of the definition relevant experience in subsection 88(1);
  • (c)30 points for
  • (i)four one-year periods of experience described in clause (a)(i)(A) or (B) of the definition relevant experience in subsection 88(1) or any combination of four one-year periods of such experience,
  • (ii)four one-year periods of experience described in clause (a)(ii)(A) or (B) of the definition relevant experience in subsection 88(1) or any combination of four one-year periods of such experience, or
  • (iii)four one-year periods of experience described in subparagraph (a)(iii) of the definition relevant experience in subsection 88(1); and
  • (d)35 points for
  • (i)five one-year periods of experience described in clause (a)(i)(A) or (B) of the definition relevant experience in subsection 88(1) or any combination of five one-year periods of such experience,
  • (ii)five one-year periods of experience described in clause (a)(ii)(A) or (B) of the definition relevant experience in subsection 88(1) or any combination of five one-year periods of such experience, or
  • (iii)five one-year periods of experience described in subparagraph (a)(iii) of the definition relevant experience in subsection 88(1).

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Amendment History (1)
  • SOR/2004-167, s. 38; SOR/2016-316, s. 9

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