What to do? Canadian citizen with Irish husband/kids

[swatters]

Any help would be very much appreciated as I'm beyond confused!

I'm a Canadian citizen, and have FINALLY convinced my Irish husband to move to Canada. We'd like to go this spring if possible.

We have two children. We intend to go over, and I will work. My husband is going to stay at home for the first few months to help the kids settle into Canadian life.

I am confused as to what we should do. Do I apply for sponsorship, or do I apply for him to get a work visa? Will my school aged child require a student visa?

I am applying for citizenship for the kids, but want to do so while over as I was told that it can take up to 2 years. I am not at all concerned about the application process - we are 7 years married and I have put together a great deal of proof/information regarding our relationship - I would just like to know what is the quickest, and easiest way to proceed - now that I have him convinced, I don't want to give him too long to change his mind

We went to a working abroad expo in Dublin a few months ago and were told to come over and organise everything from Sask. I want to ensure that I can enroll my daughter in school as quickly as possible in order for her to make friends and so that the transition won't be so akward.

As the skilled/trades visas are so advertised I was looking into them but the processing time seems so unrealistic.

Any and all input is GREATLY appreciated!

 

[Isometry]

If you're a Canadian citizen and were either born inside of Canada or obtained your citizenship through naturalization, your children may be citizens already. You'll need to get citizenship certificates/passports, but the processing time on those is much shorter than if you actually have to apply for citizenship for them.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/proof-how.asp
http://www.ppt.gc.ca/info/service.aspx?lang=eng

For your husband, apply for sponsorship. You have one of the faster visa offices, but if he intends to work before the PR application is approved, he'll also need a work permit. You can apply for both if you want to, it doesn't have to be one or the other. If he wants to wait until the PR application is done to work, then he won't need a separate application for a work permit (permanent residents can work freely in Canada)