Immigration possibilities for a single mother with two kids

[skx]

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for some guidance for immigration possibilities for my sister, who is a single mother with two kids aged 8 and 9 and currently lives in India.

I currently work in Canada and got my permanent residency last year and was wondering what are the best possible options to bring my sister here along with both my nephews. She completed her Masters this year and is currently stay-at-home mother. She got separated from her husband about 6 years ago. They all have a visitor visa for Canada and visited here recently for a wedding.

After researching, I was thinking which of these options is the most viable for them.

A) If I get my nephews admission in a private school in Canada, will my sister get a work permit or be allowed to stay on her visitor visa until my nephews finish their schooling?

B) If she gets a job offer with LMIA, can she get a work permit and both my nephews get study permit and possibly get PR through Express Entry?

C) If she comes here for school, will her kids get study permit?

I went to an immigration consultant but not sure to trust him with what is the best option to pursue as I think he could misguide us to choose an option, where he can make more money from charging us fees. I would appreciate any guidance, suggestions from this community regarding which options do you think is the best pursue or if there is any other viable option available?

Thanks in advance and I would be grateful for any help or suggestions.

 

[scylla]

A) No - she won't. Only the children will be entitled to live in Canada.
B) She should ensure the job is a NOC A, B or 0 occupation (i.e. skilled job). This won't guarantee PR but will certainly increase her chances of qualifying. Note that it tends to be quite difficult to find employers willing to go through the LMIA process and may be quite difficult to get a work permit approved without prior work experience (hard to convince CIC that a foreign worker had to be hired for the role and a Canadian couldn't be found if that foreign worker has no related job experience). Additionally, to apply for PR, she'll need at least one full year of paid work experience.
C) Yes - her children will be able to study. She'll need to make sure the education she plans to take in Canada makes sense in light of her previous education and experience. So in her case a PhD would make sense since she already holds a Masters.

She will need her husband's permission to move the children to Canada.

 

[skx]

Thanks for sharing your advice, I really appreciate it. I think we will probably look into finding a job related to her past experience if possible as that might be the best viable option for her.

 

[Rob_TO]

Thanks for sharing your advice, I really appreciate it. I think we will probably look into finding a job related to her past experience if possible as that might be the best viable option for her.

Just to reinforce, this may be incredibly hard since an employer must go through lots of hassle and cost in order to get an LMIA approved for a closed work permit to hire a foreigner. In vast majority of cases, they would prefer to hire a Canadian with no hassle.
So typically only people with skills/experience/education that is skilled and in higher demand, will be able to successfully get a work permit here via the LMIA route. It will be much better if she was already in Canada and could meet prospective employers in person.

 

[skx]

Just to reinforce, this may be incredibly hard since an employer must go through lots of hassle and cost in order to get an LMIA approved for a closed work permit to hire a foreigner. In vast majority of cases, they would prefer to hire a Canadian with no hassle.
So typically only people with skills/experience/education that is skilled and in higher demand, will be able to successfully get a work permit here via the LMIA route. It will be much better if she was already in Canada and could meet prospective employers in person.

Thanks for your advice Rob. I think since she has a visitor visa for Canada it might be easier the way you suggested having her come here first and then look for employment. Also I checked that some employers have preapproved LMIA's which are open so I think we may look into finding a job that can work given her background.