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Canada has a huge land so she needs more people. Other than that, she will lose her lands to other ambitious countries in the future.

It is time to take Canada back!

TFW here, east Asian, a couple of things:\nI am paid the provincial minimum wage, and work in the dairy industry, medium sized farm.\nI started working straight out of high school\n\nFrom what I can see and hear from across the province and largely in the western Canadian provinces, older generation farmers are at the retirement age, but the younger generation is generally very reluctant to take over. \nNot all industries, but definitely in livestock, people sometimes don't realize that, there is literally no breaks, ever! You work every day, holidays, Christmas, and if you do chose to take a few days off, your co-workers, i.e. other family members or workers, have to take up the extra workload. You barely have time for your family, you are often tired around your kids. Farmers have some of the highest suicide rates among all occupations, as well as a difficulty to find partners due to the nature of their jobs.\nThe work is hard, days long, especially during harvests, and if the ever more expensive tractors, equipment fail...\nThere used to be a lot of family owned farms, over the last few decades most have sold their generational farm and left the industry, most because of the cost to operate and because the next generation's unwillingness to take over.\nYong people my age have not been seen applying for my position in a few years now, despite ongoing hiring effort at significantly higher than minimum wage, and I have repeatedly stated that I, although love my job, am ready to step aside at any point so a Canadian PR or citizen can take my position, as required by worker rules. There were a few inquiries from neighboring areas, mostly made by parents, but their children in the end all refused to work, even part time, or seasonal.\n\nOn the other hand, there is the issue of prices: equipment costs have largely more than doubled since the pandemic, grain prices rose... and all that on top of the constant uncertainty of the weather every planting and harvesting season. Most farms don't ever make a profit after the yearly operating cost is deducted from earnings, and the little profit that on occasion appear, goes right back into paying debt or reinvesting in renewing long overdue old equipment.\n\nMy position, and all those similar to mine in agriculture, are in all fairness, very low skilled, with minimum training, and therefore is only worth minimum wage, in my opinion. I was actually offered a higher amount but in the end turned it down because on the job, I discovered the only thing I bring to the table is manual labor (I know that's not really the right way to go about wages, but I do believe that wages should be based on the irreplaceableness of one's skills, and as it stands, although no replacements were ever found, I am very much easily replaceable, skill wise). That, compared to a slightly better paid Starbucks position, with benefits (most farm workers and owners don't have benefits or pension, yes owners too), air conditioning, regular work hours. I mean, if it wasn't for my particular interest for agriculture I'd pick Starbucks any day too!\n\nI think a couple issues are at hand, \n1. Most of agriculture's profit ends up in the corporate processing and supermarkets, that needs to change, workers could benefit, as well as consumers, from distributing that profit between farmers and shoppers.\n2. Agriculture in today's context no longer fit the modern life, although I strongly think that A LOT of people can benefit from getting their hands dirty once in a while and sweating a bit, improve physical and mental health, have better discipline all that jazz. So foreign workers are the temporary solution, if well regulated so that Canadian PR and citizens are ALWAYS prioritized for hire and at a fair wage. This cannot happen unless farmers can turn a profit, stated in point 1.\n3. A new generation of farmers are needed to take over, and they need to be somehow convinced that it is worth the toil, because as it stands, it is not, financially, life style wise. Automation is one solution, although therein lies the huge, foreseeable risk of corporate takeover.\n4. On a specific note, TFW does mandate that workers are provided up to standard housing (not always followed), which puts local workers at a huge disadvantage if they are commuting to work and paying rent, although that rarely happens, and the majority of farms do offer housing to all.\n\n\nI am aware that me being treated up to regulation is not the norm among my TFW peers, which is quite sad and unacceptable. But in my opinion, even if given a leveled playing field, wages , conditions, housing, etc. Canadian citizens and PRs largely will be unable to meet the demand for these jobs, from unwillingness to work really hard physically, unwillingness to live the lifestyle, wanting a career with better prospects... these are harsh words, but I believe to be true, and they also come from a lot of older generation farmers talking about their children and grandchildren. \n\nThis is just in the agri industry, and from what I hear from farmers from all over western Canada : )

Student visa for study only. But if government is soft they give PR. After 4 years in Canada , now every country is changing this laws . Y Indian go study in India . Cheap , and no need to pay 60 lakh for study

Canada pay the company half their wages that’s why so much hiring

My parents brought me to Canada in 1957. My wife and I left Canada in 2023. No regrets, love it here in Portugal!

Punjabi Indians using Canada as an independent Punjab outside of India and bringing their personal issues here has abused Canada so much. Though this won't help him get re-elected thankfully cause he messed up enough with htis, this is long overdue.

The Canadian legislatives are blind as considering the Indians still under the Visible Minority category as India is the largest populated country in the world - What a comedy, ! What a shame for the blind Canadian lawmakers. Wake up Canada, Open your eyes to see the future.

Please how can I apply in Express travel in Canada

This is Canada not India. Student visa does not equate with PR or citizenship. Go home and protest India instead of Canada.

He is doing that because he need votes for next year.canada look we living in India, not in Canada.\nAnother problem :lots of people come as international student, but never go back to their country. They stay in Canada.

These students wrote on their form they intended to study in Canada to take skills back to India.

Thank you Alina! Also thinking a lot about exploring another country after 22 years I Canada. I lost my husband; have very good paid job but I’m very wary about retirement as I see how many people are struggling financially here…

Trudeau has literally destroyed Canada. Hes mentally ill. No question. Worst PM in Canadian History

All Indians and Only Indians. Canada is literally unrecognizable in the past few years.

No wonder, East Indians are causing a rift between Canadians & themselves mainly b/c of the vile nature of many of these people who come to Canada & abuse the social services & exploit the system especially those foreign Indian students who come to Canada to these dodgy & nefarious schools &/or diploma mills & then they stay & don’t have a proper residence permit & don’t contribute to the Canadian economy! They also are very unsanitary in that they get truck driver jobs & not only can’t drive properly b/c many have just bought their driving certificate &/or a fake driver license! Once they get a job driving truck, instead of stopping to use a bathroom, they cut a hole in the floors of the truck cabs so they can take a crap through the hole or urinate w/o stopping b/c time is money! It’s so bad that mechanics will not work on those trucks b/c the undercarriage is covered with human fezes! They are also very ignorant & know nothing about please & thank you or smile to customers! \nThey have also been accused of using beaches; such as Wasaga Beach in Ontario as a toilet!

The luxury of CANADA & USA is there's no Islamic country around them and Muslim population is too low

Canada is thinking about Canadians now. There's no of points protesting for this. If foreign students will protest in their own country, they will get their rights. Canadian government didn't promise their PR. They are the ones who promised to leave country after their status. They should again check their SOP.

As a 1st generation immigrant born in Canada. My parents migrated legally to Canada. From South Asia. Indians ruined all type of industries here. They all come with tourist or student visa and claims asylum and breaking our system on our tax dollars. I want them all out.

Stupid people can do a lot of harm. ... Why should Trudeau change Canada and why did you let him?!

Go home now. India is better now than Canada.

Great move, Canada

Canada is only interested in charging your exorbitant education fees. Sorry you got trapped

Will India allow students from other countries like Africa,say Muslim neighbouring countries to remain in India? Then why Canada allow students?\nDoesn’t this show the situation of India, the youngsters are leaving the country for a better life. Higher education is just a means youngsters are using to leave India.\n\nIf India under Prime Minister Modi is doing well and economy is growing why people leaving?.

This decision has sparked protests across different *states* of Canada.\n...\n...\nCanada has fucking provinces.\nAnd you wonder why nobody wants your people around?

Air Canada also does this fraud.\n\nThey ask Indian citizens to travel from US to India Via Canada.\n\nThen in the last minute before check in they ask for Canada transit visa.\nWithout transit visa Indian Citizens have to cancel the ticket and forgo an amount . Both for booking alternative ticket and as cancellation charges...\n\nBe careful anything written Canada on it.

They are everywhere in canada and most of them stink, you can smell them from a mile. ?

So many Indians take over Canadian jobs\nWe are Canadian citizen but no jobs left for us\nWhhat a shame for Canada

The crime rate went up, hospital waiting times went up after tens of thousands of them came here. More people killed on the roads due to driving skills in Trucks. Canada needs to close the borders to new indians, we have enough sucking off the welfare t*tties.

Those so called brown people don’t contribute to Canadian society many of them are very bad people they are huge scammers like to make easy money they don’t work hard they have no respect for others most have that third world mentality and they are living and blending in with us I don’t understand nothing of them they make lots of children this way they can guarantee there stance in Canada \n \n(do let me say not 100 % of them are bad \n Honestly we don’t need them they are a burden to out living here in Canada they need to go back \nyou can see what Trudeau has accomplished he actually changed the face of your Country Canada \nTake a good look at the schools everywhere From every corner of Canada it’s now a different Country we. Are now a province of India \nwake up Canada look what the government has done to Canada don’t stand still or say nothing we have been invaded and getting worse

And canada mein cucumber kabhi bhi India ki tarah 20 rs to 40 rs per kg nahi ho sakta

I would leave if I could. I actually regret choosing Canada over the US. If you're young, ambitious, and healthy, I advise you not to waste your time coming here.

I am living in Canada ,but I feel like living in India and working in Philippine.?????

Canada is mini india now. Feel sorry for this country.

Students can go home gfy..Canada first

Canada has, for the past few years, just welcomed the Labour class, people with no skills and no basic civic sense. People who can't even survive in their own country without any help, and just because they are academically qualified (by the way, people also qualify themselves using fake degrees), they get the visa. Good luck to the Canadian government, who made this mess, and to the Indian visa agents, who got rich selling these fake Canadian dreams to students!

Indians came over to conquer and rule Canada. Of course they are not leaving.

What im supposed to do with the Punjabi course I paid for because its canadas future official language

Dont limit indian on coming to canada but banned atleast 5years not coming on canada,send 60% Indian national back to india who live in canada.this is canada not Indian.a

Canada PR FOR SALE!!! I swear my parents had to go through a VERY STRINGENT IMMIGRATION PROCESS, WHEN THEY APPLIED MANY DECADES AGO!! What is the God given rights do these people ask to stay in Canada????

Great news! Canada has to shut the gates completely!

Canada ka janta educated hai..orrr ...neta ka chamcha nahi karte

Canada’s infrastructure cannot support all these immigrants and students. Healthcare, housing, etc are strained. They need to close the gate.

The audacity of these people to protest! They don't realise that CANADA IS A DIFFERENT COUNTRY.

Come on, bring in more Indie student immigrants. Give them no fee credit card, checking accounts with $300 cash reward.\nBuild college affiliated in New Delhi, to quench the thirst for knowledge, PP save Canada

Car house you showed is only used by 2% population of canada.

I live in Canada ?? for the last 16 years , every word of this coverage is true . Excellent job ?

So we have a house crisis despite having vast amount of habitable land? There's no shortage of land in Canada. You see how corrupt and rigged the market is?

Canada ke paas bahut oil hai … but wo use nhi kar sakta hai. And there is a reason.

Canada mei jeena hei toh Ghar ke saath saath 2,3 acre ka land bhi khareed na hei ???