International student says she spent months in mental anguish after Canadian immigration error

IRCC says human error led to Algoma University student being given incomplete study paperwork

 

Warning: This story mentions thoughts of suicide.

 

An international student says she ran out of money and spent months in distress after coming to Canada because an immigration official didn’t give her the right document allowing her to work part time while studying in northern Ontario.

 

Shreya Rajput arrived from India on Dec. 17 to study information technology at Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie.

 

It was only last Friday that Shreya Rajput learned she’s finally able to get a social insurance number, something she couldn’t apply for until she had the right study document.

 

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