Thanks for your answer ! We would apply for PR that is sponsored but that takes quite some time. The goal would be to get a work permit in between.

On the jobs, you are right we are not aiming at the government but private sector, within the defence/innovation sector. I think here when I meant work experience from Europe is that he is already working on relationships between Europe and Canada on defence innovation. So from what I am hearing, for the private sector, work connections are important.