Canada: Where do I start?

Marc, You do not say from which country you originate from. There are two ways to emigrate to Canada. As an Entreupreneur or to be on the government list of needed skills. As an entrepreneur you will have to invest into setting up a business in Canada and employing , I believe at least one Canadian . The investment used to be $250K but I believe it has now doubled.Which you can find on the website. Depending where you are will make a difference for the time for your application to be processed. i.e. if you are Turkish up to 4 years. IF you have family there then there is the family reunification scheme. Canada is a very large country but , unlike the US , it does not have a large industrial infrastructure and finding employment can be difficult

I think you should start from calculating your chances and selecting the program that would fit you. You can do this on the official site for Immigration Canada.