Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

Marginal note:Investor

• 103 (1) A member of the investor class shall be awarded assessment points up to a maximum of 35 points for business 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) for two one-year periods of experience described in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) of the definition business experience in subsection 88(1) or for a combination of two one-year periods of such experience, 20 points;

  • (b) for three one-year periods of experience described in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) of the definition business experience in subsection 88(1) or for any combination of three one-year periods of such experience, 25 points;

  • (c) for four one-year periods of experience described in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) of the definition business experience in subsection 88(1) or for any combination of four one-year periods of such experience, 30 points; and

  • (d) for five one-year periods of experience described in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) of the definition business experience in subsection 88(1) or for any combination of five one-year periods of such experience, 35 points.

• Marginal note:Entrepreneur

  (2) A member of the entrepreneur class shall be awarded assessment points up to a maximum of 35 points for business 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) for two one-year periods of experience described in paragraph (b) of the definition business experience in subsection 88(1), 20 points;

  • (b) for three one-year periods of experience described in paragraph (b) of the definition business experience in subsection 88(1), 25 points;

  • (c) for four one-year periods of experience described in paragraph (b) of the definition business experience in subsection 88(1), 30 points; and

  • (d) for five one-year periods of experience described in paragraph (b) of the definition business experience in subsection 88(1), 35 points.

• 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).