There is more than 5 lakh Punjabis out of about 1 million Indians in Canada. In the Corona era, the government made a rule that legal professionals continue to get 70 to 75% of salary, but foreign students could not get much help. More than 1 lakh Punjabi students are here with the help of GIC (Guaranteed Investment Certificate) money, that is, the money that their parents have deposited to the government.
These students used to get the opportunity to work for 20 hours. He shut down due to Corona, making it difficult to recover expenses. Only 20% of the government's scheme could benefit the students. Canada has the highest number of Indians in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta with 4 provinces across 10 provinces.
Akash Sharma, who went to Toronto on a study visa from Moga 3 years ago, said that after the outbreak of Corona, the government allowed foreign students to work for 40 hours but the work stopped. Now work is slowly starting. Aman said that 3 students are living in the basement of a house in Toronto for $ 1100.
Despite sharing the room, according to the Indian currency, only 20 thousand rupees of a student leave. The minimum wage in Canada is $ 11.06 per hour, which according to the Indian currency makes about 619 rupees.
Hitch- International students could not get the benefit of government help due to the condition of earning $ 5000 in 12 months
Ruby Bhatia, who is pursuing an MBA in British Columbia, said that the Trudeau government also funded the students, but more than 20 percent of the international students could not get the benefit. To give 2000 Canadian dollars, the government made a condition that the foreign student should be 15 years or older and currently living in Canada.
Second, the company he was working in may have been closed due to the company Kovid-19. If the student has left the company of his own free will then there will be no benefit. The third and most important condition was that the student should have earned at least 5000 Canadian dollars in the last 12 months.
Most students studying in Canada were unable to meet the condition of earning $ 5000 in a year and were deprived of government funding.
Temporary suspension of workers due to stop work
With the Corona rising, the Trudeau government first sealed the world's largest 6416 km long border with the US for non-essential movement and then issued a package of 82 billion Canadian dollars. Closing schools, restaurants, hotels, and bars, the government asked people to stay indoors and gave up to $ 900 for two weeks to those who did not meet all the conditions of unemployment.
Bank of Canada gave relief to the borrowers by reducing the interest rates twice a month. Sanjay Jangra said that the work permit holders did not face much trouble after getting $ 2000. The temporary suspension was given to the people when the work stopped.
That is, as soon as the conditions are normal, people will be called back to work. People whose businesses have been affected, there is a provision of loans up to 40 thousand dollars. Parking service in hospitals in Ottawa and many other places was free for some time.
3.5 million retirement opportunities for workers in a decade
IT professional Ramesh Suri said that in a decade, about 3.5 million people in Canada will retire. In such a situation, Canada can be a great working place for workers in countries like India. The government also needs foreign workers to keep Canada's economy alive.
In Canada, the number of elderly people 65 years or older is currently 16%, which will increase to 21% in 10 years. This will adversely affect the country's economy. The government understands this and can take steps to increase the entry of foreign professionals in Canada after the prevention of corona.
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