Canada Closes Door on Work Permit Applications at US–Canada Border

Canada Closes Door on Work Permit Applications at US–Canada Border
U.S. and Canada flags near the northern border in Vermont on March 7, 2024. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
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Foreign nationals with temporary status in Canada will no longer be permitted to apply for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP) at the border, Canada’s immigration minister has announced.

Marc Miller said the decision to eliminate border applications for this type of permit would reduce “flagpoling,” a workaround method by which temporary residents can bypass long wait and processing times associated with online or paper applications.