work permit expiry

Ottawa (Rajeev Sharma): Canada could soon confront a major undocumented immigration challenge as hundreds of thousands of work permits expire amid a sharp tightening of immigration rules under Prime Minister Mark Carney. Indians are expected to be the worst affected, given their large presence among temporary workers and international students, according to data accessed by Hindustan Times. Figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada show that about 1.05 million work permits expired by the end of 2025, with another 927,000 set to lapse in 2026. Mississauga-based immigration consultant Kanwar Seirah, who obtained the data, said the scale and pace of…