Self-Employed Persons Program

Paused

Paused. IRCC stopped accepting applications on 30 Apr 2024.

Eligibility page status: paused. Last day to apply was 30 Apr 2024.
The program was for cultural or athletic self-employment, not a general self-employed worker class.

Source: IRCC: Self-Employed Persons Program · official page Mar 11, 2026 · checked Aug 22, 2026

Source: IRCC: Who can apply (self-employed) · official page Dec 19, 2025 · checked Aug 21, 2026

This is not an apply-now path. Use the official page if you already have a file in process.