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Migrant students in Canada, including thousands of Punjabis, are at risk of deportation. The new policy of the Canadian government has created a stir. Under this policy, the limit of migrant workers is being fixed. Along with this, the student will have to leave Canada after a certain time. Seeing the danger, students have come out on the streets.
In fact, hundreds of Punjabi students in Canada have come out on the streets against the decision to limit the number of migrant workers. Students fear that this decision could lead to their deportation. Under the new policy, the number of international students eligible for postgraduate work permits and other employment-related processes will be limited.
According to media reports, this policy has created anger among Punjabi students. They see their future in darkness. The protests that started in Toronto have spread to cities like Brampton, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Montreal. The students have been demonstrating permanently on Queen Street in Brampton since late August.
Now this struggle is getting good response. Many Punjabi singers including Rupinder Handa and Guru Randhawa have participated in the protests by extending their support. Even 54 trade unions under the Ontario Federation of Workers and Migrants, an organization of Filipino migrant workers, have extended their support to the students' protest.
Student leaders claimed that around 1.3 lakh international students will be affected if the PGWP is not extended. On the other hand, the Canadian government has defended the policy, citing economic pressure. A spokesperson for the Department of Immigration said that this limit is necessary to ensure that Canada's immigration system remains sustainable.