‘Absolutely concerned’ by alleged abuse of P.E.I. students: federal minister
OTTAWA — The federal immigration minister says he’s concerned by allegations that foreign students in Prince Edward Island have been pressured to return a portion of their wages to business immigrants, but isn’t planning major changes to the program.
Ahmed Hussen said in Ottawa Wednesday he’s expecting the Liberal provincial government to take action on the issue, but also said in general he’s pleased by a provincial immigration system that is being criticized by some immigration lawyers as lacking sufficient oversight.
“We are aware of it, we are absolutely concerned and are opposed to people taking advantage of international students,” Hussen said outside cabinet.
“We urge all of the effected parties to contact the P.E.I. provincial nominee program folks to deal with this and we’ll do whatever we can to help the province.”