Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau
Thousands of students, mostly Indians, who attended the business management diploma program offered through Portage College and the Canadian Institute of Osteopathic Therapy in Calgary, are in limbo as they are not getting a post-graduation work permit from Canada
These graduates claimed that the Canadian Immigration changed a rule and made non- credit programs ineligible for this work permit. But they applied for a work permit before the change of rules. IRCC, meanwhile, said there has been no change to any rule. And some students from the same institution got a work permit.
My father spent his whole lifetime saving for me,” Jaspinder Kaur told CTV News. “After completing my two years of study, I thought I would be able to work and gain some Canadian experience.”
What is a post-graduation work permit in
Canada?
A post-graduation work permit is an open work permit issued by the Canadian government that allows eligible international students to work in Canada after completing a qualifying program at a designated learning institution. Two factors are crucial: the qualifying program and institution.
This work permit offers Canada work experience to international students and though this can not be renewed, it offers a pathway to obtain Canadian PR
Major social media debate over protest video
As the protest of the students on Friday was covered by Canadian media, social media users pointed out how there were only Punjabi students and not international students. Some
users argued in favor of the government
refusing them work permit and said stu
should leave after their studies, and a two-year
diploma should not guarantee work permit followed by residency. Some highlighted the
fraud by the college that got all the money promising work permit at the end of the course knowing all along that they won’t qualify for a work permit.
