How much time do I have after my passport is stamped with an?
When I got my immigration, it was one year. One year should be quite enough for anybody to take care of all his business in his country of origins. If you cannot make it in one year, you should get in a plane, LAND in Canada, get your paperwork in order as a landed immigrant", then return to you country and finish your preparations. If your family is big (4-5), the best approach would be that one of the decision makers come first, arrange for housing, bank account, apply for Medicare and so on, onky when these are taken care of the rest of the family would come and join. But DO NOT LEAVE CANADA FOR MORE THAT 186 DAYS. Per year. You will lose your landed immigrant status", and won't be allowed to Canada in this capacity. Good luck!