‘Student visa is temporary document, earn your education and return home’: Alberta Premier tells international students
Premier Danielle Smith emphasized Canada's need for a rule-based immigration system. Smith reiterated student visas are temporary and urged students to return home after studies. Many students, duped by promises of residency, face visa denial as their programs are deemed non-credit.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has declared that international students in Canada are there on a temporary visa for educational purposes, with the expectation that they will eventually leave the country. Referring to protests by Indian students at Portage College, Smith suggested that the college may have exaggerated the process for obtaining post-graduation work permits (PGWPs).
Smith stated that if international students do not secure permanent residency after their visa expires, they must return home. She emphasized that the student visa is a temporary document for education, and universities and colleges were established by taxpayers in Alberta for the benefit of local students. Smith also advocated for a rule-based immigration system in Canada, criticizing the presence of diploma mills that issue visas and degrees without proper education.
Portage College spokesperson Jaime Davies acknowledged that some graduate student permits have been denied and expressed commitment to providing accurate information to graduates.
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