and moving to Canada scores of international students and tourists are protesting the recent changes to the country's latest immigration policy just yesterday the Canadian government announced that temporary residents who hold a visitor Visa will no longer be allowed to apply for a work permit earlier this week the Trudeau government also reduced the number of foreign workers allowed under the low wage stream now this Crackdown on work permits for visitors is a uturn on a policy that was launched in August of 2020 to make up for Canada's labor shortage since then Ottawa has issued almost 5 million visitor visas and over 600,000 work visas with India sending the most immigrants amounting to nearly 19% of new arrivals with the new changes these visitors can no longer apply for a work permit however there are still some exceptions applicants holding a valid study or work visa are eligible for opportunities and jobs in Canada additionally any applicant spouse or parents who hold a valid study or work permit Visa will automatically qualify immigrants who are waiting for their permanent residence card are also eligible to apply for a work permit meanwhile anyone claiming Refugee protection or has been recognized as a refugee can apply to work in Canada and lastly if an applicant is a Trader investor or a professional under the Canada United States Mexico agreement they too will be allowed to apply for the work permit so as Canada continues to recalibrate its immigration policies the impact on nearly 1 million temporary residents foreign workers and international students will be closely watched from impeachments to inaugurations if it's a political story we are on the scene the race for the White House is heating up come on H you're fired I say bring it on if it's breaking news we're live with the latest coverage from the White House the state department and Capitol Hill we know the issues but above all we know the players to bring you the latest in-depth analysis on all the key stories that we're covering I'm Eric ham join me from Washington here on first post America climate change is on our doorstep it's time for a revolution to take Route and it starts with 1.4 billion Indians it starts with one tree one tree for Humanity one tree for Mother Earth one tree for a future project project one tree a news8 network initiative across continents one powerful news source bringing you diverse perspectives on the issues that matter we go beyond the boundaries to give give you that little extra about every sporting [Music] moment so thank you for making first post 5 million strong we counting on your support and you can trust us to bring you the news unfiltered and unvarnished [Music] on T20 world move across to the west east new respect hello I'm Al coming from South Africa today we have a special start with a report on India sh nuclear the first time since off became hello and welcome to First P America I'm Eric ham coming to you live from the nation's capital in Washington DC [Music]