Vanmala Subramaniam of the Globe and Mail reports that “tens of thousands” of postgraduation work permits (PGWPs) held by international students and graduates in Canada will expire in this upcoming year. Most are not expected to receive extensions or an invitation to apply to permanent residency, which is reportedly creating a sense of panic among some students. University of Waterloo Professor Mikal Skuterud stated that federal policy and system changes have made the probability of a successful transition to a permanent residency an unknown. A protest site has reportedly been set up in Brampton, where demonstrators are calling on the federal government to extend their visas and offer a “fair pathway” to permanent residency.
