After my earlier question, I just found this and felt it would help other who might have a similar concern. See below please:
What does it mean to have ‘sufficient ties’ in my home country, and what significance does this have for a temporary resident visa?
Before issuing a visitor visa, work permit or study permit, the immigration officer must be satisfied that you are likely to leave Canada when your permission to stay expires. If you have strong ties to your home country, the immigration officer will generally be satisfied that you are likely to return to your country after visiting, studying or working in Canada. Significant ties can include close family members who live in your home country, current employment as well as good prospects for future employment in your country, ownership of an active business, and ownership or property or other assets in your home country, among other factors. If you are not a citizen of the country where you live, your immigration status in your country of residence also has an impact on this assessment. If you can show that you will be able to return to your country of residence after visiting Canada, the visa office will likely focus primarily on your ties to your country of residence. If you immigration status in your country of residence is expiring soon, they will assess your ties to your country of citizenship instead, which may be considered weak if you have been living abroad for many years.
- See more at: http://www.cicnews.com/2013/02/canadian-immigration-questions-answers-attorney-david-cohen-8-022328.html#sthash.ZCdag5dF.dpuf