This is probably not super relevant for your situation but you might find it interesting anyway :-) I'm Dutch and I went through a family class immigration to

This is probably not super relevant for your situation but you might find it interesting anyway :-) I'm Dutch and I went through a family class immigration to Canada. My (canadian) wife and I moved from Amsterdam to Toronto last year in may. I'm a permanent resident now. Family class is by far the easiest way. We did the paperwork ourselves without help from a lawyer. We simply did research online and listened to people who had gone through the same procedure. I think the time between the first paperwork and me getting on the plane was about 10 months. We made one mistake on the forms which probably delayed the process by a month. In Holland I was self employed and I'm doing the same here in Toronto. Being a permanent resident gives you the same opportunities as citizens. Setting up your business here is so easy compared to Holland. I'm now a sole proprietorship but plan to incorporate later this year. Canada is great. I love it here :-)