Relevant experience must involve at least two years of activity within the five-year period leading up to your application, and you may earn additional points if you have three, four, or five years of experience. This experience can be acquired through self-employment in cultural activities or athletics, or through participation at a world-class level in cultural activities or athletics

The applicants must demonstrate the skills, experience, and attributes necessary to successfully operate a business or engage in self-employed activities. For example, present a well-structured business plan outlining the proposed self-employment, market insights, and significant contributions to the cultural or athletic community. Demonstrate the financial capacity to support oneself and dependents during the initial stages of self-employment. Show an ability to adapt to the Canadian cultural or athletic scene and provide innovative contributions.

• Have a minimum of one year of skilled work experience in Canada in the three years before applying.
• Demonstrate adequate language proficiency.
• There is no education requirement, but foreign educational credentials can be assessed for additional points.
• Be admissible to Canada.
• Plan to live outside Quebec.
• Provincial nominees must settle in the province or territory that nominated them.
• Ineligibility for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) includes refugee claimants, unauthorized work, or work experience obtained without temporary resident status, with an exemption for foreign national physicians who can count certain medical service experience as Canadian work experience.

• Have a minimum of one year of skilled work experience in Canada in the three years before applying.
• Demonstrate adequate language proficiency.
• There is no education requirement, but foreign educational credentials can be assessed for additional points.
• Be admissible to Canada.
• Plan to live outside Quebec.
• Provincial nominees must settle in the province or territory that nominated them.
• Ineligibility for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) includes refugee claimants, unauthorized work, or work experience obtained without temporary resident status, with an exemption for foreign national physicians who can count certain medical service experience as Canadian work experience.

• Librarians
• Conservators and curators
• Archivists
• Authors and writers
• Editors
• Journalists
• Translators, terminologists, and interpreters
• Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
• Conductors, composers, and arrangers
• Musicians and singers
• Dancers
• Actors and comedians
• Painters, sculptors, and other visual artists
• Library and public archive technicians
• Technical occupations related to museums and art galleries
• Photographers
• Film and video camera operators
• Graphic arts technicians
• Broadcast technicians
• Audio and video recording technicians
• Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, and the performing arts
• Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts
• Announcers and other broadcasters
• Other performers, n.e.c.
• Graphic designers and illustrators
• Interior designers and interior decorators
• Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers
• Artisans and craftspersons
• Patternmakers – textile, leather and fur products

• Athletes
• Coaches
• Sports officials and referees
• Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport, and fitness