Immigrant sports coaches can come through the self-employed person program to Canada

   

Sports form an essential component in the cultural fabric of Canada. Canadian sports are influenced by several factors that include the four seasons and the country's diverse geography.

Canada's sports system allows individuals from all sections of society to participate in sports activities. It is no surprise.

Many immigrants in Canada are sports coaches, and many individuals aspire to migrate to Canada as sports coaches.

Immigrants can be seen actively participating and contributing to the sports scenario in Canada. Immigrants account for about 20% of all sports coaches in Canada, according to the Canada 2016 census by Statistics Canada.

Key figures: Immigration Matters in Sports*

16,000+ immigrants working as program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness

2,800+ immigrants that are athletes, coaches, officials and referees

20% of all people working in Canada as sports coaches are immigrants

* As per Statistics Canada 2016 Census.

Self-employed persons program for sports coaches

To boost the sports scene and encourage sports coaches from other countries to migrate to Canada, the Self-employed Persons Program has a separate category for sports coaches.

The Self-employed Persons Program in Canada permits individuals to work as self-employed people in Canada and migrate permanently. Individuals interested in applying for this program must have the following qualifications:

• Sufficient amount of cultural or athletic experience
• Ability to make a significant contribution to Canada's cultural or athletic life

Eligibility requirements

If you want to immigrate as a self-employed person, you should have the following:

Experience in a relevant field

Capability for working for yourself in Canada.

Ability to meet the selection criteria

Ability to meet medical, security, and other criteria

What is relevant experience?

You have relevant experience if you have:

• Participated in world-class cultural or sporting events
• Worked as a self-employed individual in the arts or athletics

A self-employed person's relevant experience includes a minimum of two years of experience. This expertise should have been gained at least five years before the date of your application and ending on the day of approval of your application.

If you have three, four, or five years of experience, you will earn extra points. At the very least, you must have the following experience:

1. a) Two one-year periods of athletics self-employment
2. b) Two one-year periods of participation in world-class athletics

A one-year term as specified in (a) above, plus one year as described in (b).

 Criteria for selection

You must meet the self-employed selection criteria, which requires a minimum of 35 points out of 100.

Here are the criteria and maximum points you can gain:

Age	Between 18-35	Maximum points-10
Education	Relevant qualifications	Maximum points-25
Work experience	Minimum 2 years	Maximum points-35
Language skills	Proficiency in Canada’s official languages	Maximum points-24
Adaptability	Ability to assimilate in Canadian society	Maximum points-6

The NOC code for sports coaches is 5252.

You must meet the relevant experience, intention, ability, and significant contribution criteria to apply for this program.

If a person has five years of self-employment experience, they will obtain the minimum 35 points required and not require points from the other categories. In English and French competence, any claim made by an individual about their level of proficiency must be backed up by accepted test results, such as IELTS General or CELPIP for English and TEF for French.

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