Revolutionary Communist Party attend Alberta international student protests
Communist activists joined demonstrations over rejected work permits. Similar alliances between migrant campaigns and left-wing groups seen in Canada and aboard.
The Revolutionary Communist Party has joined the international student protests by in Calgary after their post-graduation work permit applications were refused. Their participation marks the latest example of communist activists joining migrant campaigns seeking to remain in Western countries.
International students, many of whom are Indian nationals, are protesting in Alberta after their after having their Post-Graduation Work Permit applications rejected.
The students say they enrolled in programs believing they would qualify for for Post-Graduation Work Permits upon graduation, allowing them to gain Canadian work experience and, in many cases, pursue permanent residency.
Portage College acknowledged that graduates from certain non-credit programs received post-graduation work permit refusals, while maintaining that it did not guarantee work permit eligibility.
