Work permit woes
A student from abroad whose attendance at an Ontario university was dependent on his father’s federal work permit needed our help when the extension of his father’s permit was delayed.
A student from abroad whose attendance at an Ontario university was dependent on his father’s federal work permit needed our help when the extension of his father’s permit was delayed. If his parent could not produce a current work permit, the university would charge him the tuition fee of an international student, rather than the Ontario rate. Although the student had a letter from Canadian immigration authorities confirming his father’s status and the pending work permit decision, the university rejected it.
Result: After we intervened and explained that the source of delay was Immigration Canada, the university agreed to accept the status letter as proof of the student’s status in Ontario. His fees were reverted from the international student rate (roughly $30,000) back to the domestic rate (roughly $3,000) for the upcoming semester. This change in practice also benefited five other students in the same situation, after the university proactively let them know that it would accept a status letter in lieu of an updated work permit.