36,000 international students made asylum claims in last six years
A Trudeau government response to an order question posed by Quebec Conservative MP Luc Berthold indicates that nearly 40,000 asylum claims have been made by those in Canada on student visas.
A former international student from India has spoken out against migrant workers demanding the right to stay in Canada.
— Lincoln Jay (@lincolnmjay) May 24, 2024
These foreign workers have been protesting the expiry of their work permits in Prince Edward Island.
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Of the claimants since 2018, 32,855 were referred to the Immigration Refugee Board; 575 were not referred to the Immigration Refugee Board; and 2,645 are pending eligibility and/or referral to the Immigration Refugee Board.
Immigrant workers are on the streets of Charlottetown, PEI, to protest the expiry of their work permits.
— Lincoln Jay (@lincolnmjay) May 16, 2024
Will the government give in to their demands?
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The bulk of the claims came from a small number of schools.
Last year Canada allowed over half a million people into the country on “student visas”; however, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre claims the student visa program is being “used as a fraudulent point of entry, particularly for corrupt employers trying to get labour from… pic.twitter.com/wYU3ayqxKH
— Paul Mitchell (@PaulMitchell_AB) November 23, 2023
Conestoga College had 905 claims, Niagara College Canada had 1180, and Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology had 1590.
The Liberals announced a two-year cap on international student visas amid mounting frustrations with Canada’s immigration system and rampant fraud within the international student visa program.
— True North (@TrueNorthCentre) January 23, 2024
But is it enough?
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Unspecified designated learning institutions (DLIs are primary and secondary institutions) had 4255 claims.
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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Editor-in-Chief, Alberta Bureau Chief, member of the board of directors, and host of The Gunn Show at Rebel News. Sheila also serves as President of the Independent Press Gallery of Canada. A mother of three and longtime conservative activist, Sheila is the author of bestselling books, including her most recent release, Independence Blueprint: What Alberta Can Learn From Quebec.
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