Dean37

I am a little confused as to which class to apply for i am a self employed window cleaner (13 yrs) and was going to apply for immigration under self employed persons however when reading the notes it says

Relevant experience in respect of

a self-employed person, 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 decision is made on the application. The experience must consist of:
in respect of cultural activities,
two one-year periods of experience in self-employment in cultural activities, or
two one-year periods of experience in participation at a world class level in cultural activities, or
a combination of a one-year period of experience described in (A), above, and a one-year period of experience described in (B), above,
in respect of athletics,
two one-year periods of experience in self-employment in athletics, or
two one-year periods of experience in participation at a world class level in athletics, or
a combination of a one-year period of experience described in (A), above, and a one-year period of experience described in (B), above, and
in respect of the purchase and management of a farm, two one-year periods of experience in the management of a farm.


I am none of these but wish to start an exterior cleaning business in canada so which class do i need to apply under
maybe i am reading it wrong
HELP please

Andrew Miller

Sorry, but you can't apply under self-employed category - as you already found it is intended exclusively for self-employed in cultural and athletic fields and farmers.

Window cleaner is not a skilled occupation and if all you were doing for past 13 years was window cleaning then you don't qualify to apply as skilled worker.

I strongly suggest seeking free professional evaluation before you get confused more and your hopes go any higher.

Dean37

Not skilled? but it says it is on the noc list 6662
Also i know of many window cleaners going to canada and starting up one from Glasgow going to Quebec and turning over millions not that i am saying thats whats going to happen to me just an example

Andrew Miller

To claim being a skilled worker you must have required minimum work experience in past 10 years in skilled occupation - only occupations under skills level 0, A and B in NOC matrix are skilled occupations:

http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC-CNP/docs...er_English.pdf

NOC 6662 is in skills level D.

Dean37

Thanks Andrew for clearing that up not what i was wanting to hear very disapointing
One door opens another slams shut!!