(Web Desk) Canada has eased its visa-granting trend and is turning back a record number of immigrants who reach its borders with their documents, according to government data.
The spike in visa rejections comes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government faces growing pressure to reduce the number of temporary residents, which it blames for problems such as housing shortages and high prices. The homeland is being held.
In July alone, Canada denied entry to 5,853 foreign travelers, the highest number since January 2019, foreign media reported, including students, workers and tourists who had to return home. It was said.
On average, 3,727 foreign travelers were turned away each month in the first 7 months of 2024, up 20 percent from last year, with 285 visa holders deemed inadmissible in July, the most in any month since 2019. is the most
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The Canadian government is not publicly addressing any specific policy changes that have led to the increase in visa rejections. The admissibility review has been ongoing, this has not changed.
Although Canada’s immigration department is approving fewer visas, the proportion of approved visitor visa applications was higher in June than at any time since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the report, more applications were rejected than approved in January, February, May and June 2024.
The number of study and work permits approved in Canada has declined from high levels seen in 2023 and 2022, the decline is part of a broader government effort to limit the number of people applying for permanent residency.
The Canadian government announced a cap on study permits for international students in January, with the government also limiting its Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program.
Highly skilled foreign nationals, including international students, choose Canada over the United States because it is difficult to obtain H-1B status or permanent residence in the United States, and it is easier to work in temporary status and obtain permanent residence in Canada. .
2024-09-07 15:44:28