I would present this differently, and like so
Response for 1 & 2
1. First and foremost, great that you can comfortably submit the application based on 2016-2018 income. AWESOME.
2. No matter what you input for 2019 - unemployed / self-employed, the fact of the matter is that till date income is zero. CIC will flag this and will request additional information at a later date. Self-employed with zero income will probably raise a bigger flag (if there is such a thing) than unemployed with zero income.
3. The good news is that you WILL get a job in the next month or so, and so when CIC will ask for further proof, you will have it in the form of paystubs, employment contract / letter etc.
4. Any reason why you are not on EI?
5. Here is what I suggest - If you are certain on item 3 above and if Item 4 above is not in play; I would put "On a Break / Resigned from Employment / On Vacation" for 2019. You will still get flagged, but perhaps it is a safer bet...? At the end of the day, you are the boss...
Response for 3
You can, but please note that CIC may ask for originals at a later date. This has been answered by CIC in tweets and has been discussed at length in the previous pages on this forum/thread.
If I was a CIC agent, a combination of Items 1& 2 and the scanned forms would beg some greater scrutiny. No reason for rejection at all, just greater scrutiny.
Wishing you the best for the job.
