Canada has been steadily rising as a popular destination among Indians looking at opportunities abroad- for study as well as jobs after graduation.
A recent study by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) found that the number of Indians who became permanent residents in Canada increased 115% between 2016 and 2020 and 2021.
For study as well, Indian students in US Master’s level science & engineering programs declined nearly 40% but Indian students increased 182% at Canadian colleges and universities between 2016 and 2019.
The number of international students from India enrolled in master’s level science and engineering programs at US universities declined by nearly 40% (or 31,800) between the 2016-17 and 2019-20 academic years, while international students from India studying at Canadian colleges and universities increased 182% between 2016 and 2019, according to an analysis of government data by the NFAP.
This is an indication how much easier it is for international students to gain temporary visas and permanent residence after graduating in Canada than in the United States.
“Canada has made it much easier than the United States for international students to work and become permanent residents,” said NFAP Executive Director Stuart Anderson.
Its post-graduation work permit (PGWP) is commonly seen as the first major step towards obtaining permanent resident status.
“Canada is benefiting from a diversion of young Indian tech workers from US destinations, largely because of the challenges of obtaining and renewing H-1B visas and finding a reliable route to U.S. permanent residence,” according to Peter Rekai, founder of the Toronto-based immigration law firm Rekai LLP.
The Canadian government has made it increasingly easy for employers to attract and retain talent.
The country is expanding its immigration programme to accept larger numbers of new permanent residents, and this means more opportunities for international students in the country to remain after graduating from Canadian higher education institutions.
Overall, the Canadian government’s targets – as detailed in the 2022-2024 Immigration Levels Plan – are to welcome 431,645 permanent residents in 2022, 447,055 in 2023, and 451,000 in 2024.
In 2021, more than 405,000 people from all over the world became new permanent residents, the highest number ever welcomed in a single year in Canadian history.
In the United States, H-1B visas are essential because they typically represent the only practical way for high-skilled foreign nationals, including international students, to work long-term in America. However, numerical restrictions on high-skilled temporary visas block the vast majority of foreign-born applicants from working in America in a given year.”
Between 2016 and 2019, international student enrollment dropped 7% at US universities but increased 52% at Canadian colleges and universities, the study noted.
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