WPF – Desperate immigration hopefuls implore NDP to help as clock ticks down on expiring student work permits
Newcomers to Manitoba and skilled workers are pleading with the NDP government to fast track their immigration applications before they are forced to leave, following Ottawa’s decision last year to pull the plug on post-graduate work permit extensions.
Over 100 people rallied outside the Manitoba legislature Thursday afternoon, calling for changes to the provincial nominee program, which they say is raising questions about their future here.