Just starting my journey and I need help.

[Botts.emilym]

Hello!

I have decided to move to Canada. I am bringing with me my son and my mother. I have no idea where to start. It’s all a little overwhelming. I was hoping someone could help me through the process. Thank you!

Emily B

 

[scylla]

Hello!

I have decided to move to Canada. I am bringing with me my son and my mother. I have no idea where to start. It’s all a little overwhelming. I was hoping someone could help me through the process. Thank you!

Emily B

You can include your son as a dependent provided he is under 22 years old. You cannot however include your mother in your application. Parents are not classified as dependents and cannot be included in PR applications.

Canada has many different immigration programs each with their own requirements. You're going to have to spend quite some time researching to see what the requirements are, if you qualify and what you need to do to apply. Details here:

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html

 

[Rob_TO]

Hello!

I have decided to move to Canada. I am bringing with me my son and my mother. I have no idea where to start. It’s all a little overwhelming. I was hoping someone could help me through the process. Thank you!

Emily B

How are you intending to immigrate here?

You can't just decide to move to Canada, you must first qualify under a specific immigration stream and then be accepted for PR status. Most immigration streams are economic based meaning you must have specific education/skilled work experience that Canada is looking for.

As mentioned above, only spouses and dependent children aged 21 and under can be included in any application you submitted.

Your mom could come as a visitor only, depending what country she's from and how easy/hard it is to visit Canada. In the future you may be able to sponsor her for PR, but parents sponsorship is lottery based so there is no guarantee you will ever qualify. As a visitor, at some point your mom will need to leave, so if living with her the rest of your life is important then you seriously need to re-think your plan of moving to Canada.