Today, the international student from Iran is facing the grim prospect of having to leave this country after her post-graduate work permit expired last month, without the coveted Canadian work experince she needed to qualify for immigration. “My work permit was for a duration of one year, but in reality I only got four months out of it. International graduates are eligible for time-limited post-graduate work permits. However, post-graduate work permit can only be issued once and is non-renewable even under the new rules, says Sarom Rho, an organizer of the advocacy group. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Montazeri, who arrived Canada with her husband last fall for her one-year master’s degree program at Brock, found another job as a part-time teacher at a private academy in August.

Source: thestar November 24, 2020 09:56 UTC