My personal opinion, based on the fact that you were eligible to get visit visa, you might be well off and have good life there. Most of the tourists applying asylum here, are not in real danger. Real danger is someone hiding in the basement, no food, fear or death, don't have phone or internet to come into forum and chat.
Lot of people just think, canada is a dreamland. 20000 dollar might be a huge money for a business and respected life in your home country.
I saw people came here claimed asylum, took 3-4 years to get PR then another 5 yrs for citizenship. working 10$ job, barely able to eat, taking social assistance. It's a low life. Doesn't matter it's canada or not. Would you stand out in a line to get handout food? same person taking handout food here? It's same, it's shameful. They way you look at your servant there, people would look same way here.
Once you realize, you might not have time and money to go back. You will think, I lost everything and my country people don't know what I am doing here. lets stay here. May be I will buy 200$ BMW, 1985 model., take a picture of the logo and upload in facebook and people would say, I drive BMW, but a good pontiac worth more than that but no one back home would understand. Some might a I work in a multinational company here in canada but in fact he/she is a janitor at walmart. Please think . I am telling you , you might a highly respected and richer life there than 90% of the immigrants here.