If you are an athlete or coach who wishes to make Canada your permanent home, consider the Federal Self-Employed Persons immigration program. This program is designed to attract talented, self-employed athletes to contribute to and represent Canada. <\/span>This program has been paused until January 2027.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

An alternative immigration program is Canada\u2019s Express Entry system. As an experienced athlete with at least 1 year of employment history, you might be eligible. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Both the Federal Self-Employed Persons program (take this out as it has been paused) and Express Entry ultimately result with you receiving permanent residence status in Canada if your application is approved.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about work permits or Canadian immigration programs suitable for athletes and coaches, please contact us. We, at \u05d3\u05e7\u05e8, \u05e4\u05e7\u05e1, \u05dc\u05d5\u05d9 Law Offices would be happy to answer your questions.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Every year thousands of sporting events and activities are held in Canada. They range from amateur activities to professional games and competitions. As a result, athletes and coaches from all around the world come to Canada in order to participate and compete. At some point, the question of a Canadian visa for athletes will come…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":124,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[673],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-immigration-to-canada"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n