Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
Marginal note:Definitions
88 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this Division.
- agent
agent[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- allocation period
allocation period[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- approved fund
approved fund[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- business experience
business experience[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- debt obligation
debt obligation[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- entrepreneur
entrepreneur[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- entrepreneur selected by a province
entrepreneur selected by a province[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- former Regulations
former Regulations has the same meaning as in subsection 316(1). (ancient règlement)
- full-time job equivalent
full-time job equivalent[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- fund
fund[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- investment
investment[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- investor
investor[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- investor selected by a province
investor selected by a province[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- language skill area
language skill area means speaking, oral comprehension, reading or writing. (habileté langagière)
- minimum net worth
minimum net worth[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- net assets
net assets[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- net income
net income[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- net worth
net worth[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- percentage of equity
percentage of equity[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- provincial allocation
provincial allocation[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- qualifying business
qualifying business[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- qualifying Canadian business
qualifying Canadian business[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- relevant experience
relevant experience, in respect of
(a) a self-employed person, other than a self-employed person selected by a province, means a minimum of two years of experience, during the period beginning five years before the date of application for a permanent resident visa and ending on the day a determination is made in respect of the application, consisting of
(i) in respect of cultural activities,
(A) two one-year periods of experience in self-employment in cultural activities,
(B) two one-year periods of experience in participation at a world class level in cultural activities, or
(C) a combination of a one-year period of experience described in clause (A) and a one-year period of experience described in clause (B),
(ii) in respect of athletics,
(A) two one-year periods of experience in self-employment in athletics,
(B) two one-year periods of experience in participation at a world class level in athletics, or
(C) a combination of a one-year period of experience described in clause (A) and a one-year period of experience described in clause (B), and
(iii) in respect of the purchase and management of a farm, two one-year periods of experience in the management of a farm; and
(b) a self-employed person selected by a province, has the meaning provided by the laws of the province. (expérience utile)
- self-employed person
self-employed person means a foreign national who has relevant experience and has the intention and ability to be self-employed in Canada and to make a significant contribution to specified economic activities in Canada. (travailleur autonome)
- self-employed person selected by a province
self-employed person selected by a province[Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- specified economic activities
specified economic activities, in respect of
(a) a self-employed person, other than a self-employed person selected by a province, means cultural activities, athletics or the purchase and management of a farm; and
(b) a self-employed person selected by a province, has the meaning provided by the laws of the province. (activités économiques déterminées)
(2) and (3) [Repealed, SOR/2016-316, s. 4]
- SOR/2003-383, s. 4
- SOR/2004-167, s. 31
- SOR/2010-218, s. 1
- SOR/2011-124, s. 1
- SOR/2012-274, s. 15
- SOR/2016-316, s. 4
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