Hundreds rallied in northwest Winnipeg to call on the federal and provincial governments to allow more international workers to remain in Manitoba.
Protesters gathered at the city’s Adsum Park in The Maples on Sunday afternoon to demand that more people get their expiring work permits extended, among other things.
The federal government announced late last year it would stop offering an 18-month extension to post-graduate work permits, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students can’t find jobs? Gee how did that happen?
Especially difficult summer ahead for young people looking for jobs, economist says
Isabelle Burzese started looking for a summer job in February. Now, after finishing her first year of studies at Concordia University in Montreal, she’s back home with her family and she’s still looking. With expenses piling up, her search is becoming more and more urgent.
“I’m not looking to get a job for spending money or money to have fun, even though I would love to,” the 18-year-old from Toronto says. “It’s really for tuition and rent and groceries and things like that for next year.”
Do not believe a word that the business community or the government says about the need for mass immigration to offset labour shortages. They are evil liars.
Canadian international student goes to Tim Hortons job fair
finds 100 other international students there pic.twitter.com/JK50WqqrzJ
— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) June 24, 2024
