Immigrating at 50+ | What options to consider

[Carms]

Hello

We are currently trying to find a way to help my family move to Canada. At first we considered the family sponsorship program but that is currently out of reach our household income is not high enough and unless my husband or myself find a way better paying job this is never going to work.

We also looked into the skilled worker program so maybe my mom could come here first since she would be the youngest, however, she is already 52 and has earned herself a supervisor position in packing and storage but would that even be enough for an employer to consider applying for something like an LMIA?
I do understand that this might be very hard and almost impossible but we're open to all options and ideas.

Please no rude comments. Thank you.

 

[scylla]

Hello

We are currently trying to find a way to help my family move to Canada. At first we considered the family sponsorship program but that is currently out of reach our household income is not high enough and unless my husband or myself find a way better paying job this is never going to work.

We also looked into the skilled worker program so maybe my mom could come here first since she would be the youngest, however, she is already 52 and has earned herself a supervisor position in packing and storage but would that even be enough for an employer to consider applying for something like an LMIA?
I do understand that this might be very hard and almost impossible but we're open to all options and ideas.

Please no rude comments. Thank you.

The honest truth is that it is next to impossible to obtain an approved LMIA. The process is long and expensive with no guarantee of approval. As part of the process, the employer has to advertise the job for at least a month to prove no Canadian could be found for the role. It's extremely difficult to find employers willing to go through the process. So my first piece of advice is forget about securing an LMIA supported job offer - it's almost certainly not going to happen.

Have both of your parents completed the Express Entry assessment to figure out how many points they have under that system? How many points did each of them have factoring in education, work experience, level of English language knowledge, etc.? Understand their age is really going to work against them from a points perspective - but where did they land? I'm assuming they don't have the 440+ points required to be selected through the Express Entry program - however perhaps they have enough points to potentially be selected under a Provincial Program.

Any chance your parents have a million or at least several hundred thousand dollars or more that they can invest in a business in Canada? If so, then an entrepreneur stream through one of the provinces could potentially be an option.

Failing that, while you may not like this answer, given your parents' age, your best bet is to work to increase you and your husband's income so that you meet LICO and can sponsor them through family sponsorship.

 

[canuck78]

Highly unlikely unfortunately. Even with Canadian experience she still may have difficulty getting PR. It is also a very long process and health issues could prevent either parents or grandparents from getting PR at any point. Your easiest option would be to make more money for 3 years. You can apply for you parents first and then your grandparents if you slowly ramp up your income.

 

[scylla]

Highly unlikely unfortunately. Even with Canadian experience she still may have difficulty getting PR. It is also a very long process and health issues could prevent either parents or grandparents from getting PR at any point. Your easiest option would be to make more money for 3 years. You can apply for you parents first and then your grandparents if you slowly ramp up your income.

Agreed. Or flip things and apply for the grandparents first.