加拿大留学梦：卖地换签证，最后变成“白日梦”？

The Canadian Dream: Sell Your Land for a Visa, Wake Up to a Nightmare?

“欢迎来加拿大学习、探索、工作和定居”"Come Study, Explore, Work, and Stay in Canada"前国际学生Simrat Kaur还记得，当初加拿大打出这句响亮的口号，把留学生活包装得像天堂。更别提之前移民部长Marco Mendicino在电视上夸留学生在疫情期间的贡献，还一边喊着“我们不光要你们来学习，还要你们留下来！”

Former international student Simrat Kaur still remembers Canada's flashy slogan that made studying in Canada sound like a dream. Add to that former Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino’s TV plea: "We don’t just want you to study here; we want you to stay!"

然而，现实狠狠打脸。But reality hits like a brick.在本周三的一场新闻发布会上，Kaur对加拿大政府的“表里不一”表达了愤怒。她和多个工会领袖一起呼吁政府延长即将到期的工作签证，并为留学生提供永久居留的途径。

At a press conference this Wednesday, Kaur vented her frustration with Canada’s “double standards.” Joining trade union leaders, she called on the government to extend expiring work permits and provide a clear path to permanent residency.

三年移民计划：给你的不是未来，是难题The Three-Year Immigration Plan: Serving Problems, Not Solutions上个月，联邦政府公布了一个“三年移民计划”，明年永久居民的目标人数将减少21%，只接纳39.5万人；2026年和2027年将继续减少，同时大幅削减临时居民数量。换句话说：减少移民，减少临时居民，还假设明年会有120多万临时居民主动“打包走人”。

Last month, the government rolled out a three-year immigration plan: permanent resident targets will drop by 21% next year to 395,000, with further cuts in 2026 and 2027. Temporary residents will also be slashed, assuming 1.26 million will “pack their bags” and leave voluntarily next year.

问题是，没人想走啊！The problem? No one wants to leave!

Kaur说，少了移民名额，很多临时居民被迫转成游客签证，有的被骗买假工作offer，有的重新报名学校，还有人甚至去提交毫无依据的避难申请。这根本是“人生大反转”。

Kaur explained that with fewer PR spots, temporary residents have no choice. They transition to visitor visas, buy fake job offers, re-enroll in school, or even file baseless asylum claims. It’s the ultimate “plot twist.”

家破人未立，留学梦何在？Families in Debt, Dreams in Limbo很多留学生的家庭卖了地、借了钱，为了“加拿大梦”背上了债务。Kaur无奈地说：“这对我们来说是毁灭性的。”

Many students’ families sold land and took on debt for the “Canadian dream.” Kaur lamented, "This has been devastating for us."

被当成“临时工”，还背了锅Disposable Labour and a Convenient Scapegoat皮尔区小学教师工会主席Jessica Cooper批评说，政府把留学生和移民工人当“临时工”，还甩锅给他们，说他们是导致住房和生活成本危机的原因。“这种指责既种族主义又不负责任！”

Jessica Cooper, president of Peel's elementary teachers' union, slammed the government for treating international students and migrant workers as “disposable labour” and scapegoating them for housing and affordability issues. "This blame is both racist and irresponsible!"

经济离不开这些人，但政策赶着让他们离开We Need Them, But Policies Push Them Out

安大略省自卸卡车协会主席Bob Punia说，这些国际毕业生填补了劳动力短缺的重要空缺。“这不是说停就能停的。一旦他们走了，再找人补位就很难了。”

Bob Punia, president of the Ontario Dump Truck Association, emphasized how international graduates fill vital labour shortages. "This isn’t something you can turn on and off. Once they’re gone, replacing them is very hard."

总结：留学生的“加拿大小镇故事”似乎要谢幕了，但演员们还不想离开舞台。、

In Conclusion: The “Canadian Dream” script seems to be wrapping up, but the cast isn’t ready to leave the stage.