Unstable Future for Indian Students in Canada Post Immigration Changes | Outrage in Streets
Indian students in Canada are experiencing a wave of uncertainty following abrupt changes in immigration policy, prompting them to stage rallies of dissent. These students, left in a precarious situation, stage protests in Prince Edward Island (PEI) region's streets against what they view as a fickleness in governmental procedure that denies them work permits post-graduation, threatening their residence in Canada. In July 2021, PEI passed a law confining postgraduate work permits only to specific sectors: construction, home-building, and healthcare. So, as it stands, hundreds of students pursuing different industries like retail sales and service may not have their work permits extended, leading to a cease of their work rights in Canada once their current permit expires. Moreover, in February, the PEI government further tightened their immigration criteria by restricting the number of people it nominates for permanent residency in Canada via the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). A...