Canadian father. Any rights?

[Alboin]

Greetings!
Here is my situation. I'm 38, Russian citizen, married, two higher education degrees, self-employed (I'm film director, making documentaries, with a bunch of festival awards and acknowledgment of my work). My father is a Canadian citizen as well as my sister. What I'm looking for is to get a permanent or at least long-term residency in Canada with a perspective of a working permit. Is it possible? What requirements should I meet and what are my options (if there's any)?

Thanks everybody in advance! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Pavel

 

[scylla]

Not enough information...

How did your father obtain his citizenship and when? Was he already a citizen when you were born?

 

[Alboin]

He obtained citizenship in 1989. I was already born, when he did.

 

[Leon]

He obtained citizenship in 1989. I was already born, when he did.

In that case, you don't have any rights. He could have sponsored you for PR when you were a minor. It is too late now. That is unless he or your sister live in Manitoba, then you would get a lot of points for having a Canadian close relative sponsor you and you might be able to immigrate under their provincial nominee program. Aside from that, you are in the same boat as everybody else.

 

[scylla]

Agreed with Leon - unfortunately you're out of luck.

If you want to aim for a temporary work permit in Canada, you'll have to find an employer who is willing to offer you a full time job. That employer will then have to obtain an approved LMIA which involves advertising the job for at least a month to prove no Canadian could be found for the role and then waiting for 2-4 months for the LMIA application to be processed (plus paying a $1K fee). Unfortunately there is no temporary work permit option for self-employed individuals - you need an employer and an approved LMIA.