Canada Places Moratorium On New Applications Under Farm Management Stream Self-Employed Program

Mar 11, 2018 –  Canada's immigration authorities have stopped accepting new applications under the Farm Management stream of the Self-Employed Program.

The stream issued permanent residence to candidates wanting to buy and manage a farm in Canada who had prior experience totalling two one-year stints in agriculture management.

However, feedback from visa officers indicates the processing of farm management applications is extremely time-consuming and the vast majority are rejected. In fact, statistics show that in 2015-2016, 99 per cent of farm management applications were turned down.

Visa officers report that only a handful of quality farm management applications have been submitted in recent years. The majority are submitted to the New Delhi visa office, although there is a significant inventory in other locations.