Over 2,000 Indian students, who face an uncertain future after three Montreal colleges closed last month by declaring bankruptcy, have demanded intervention by the Canadian government to give them justice.
As some of the impacted students and their supporters raised slogans for justice at a rally in the Toronto suburb of Brampton on Wednesday, anxiety was writ large on their faces.
Those who were nearing completion of their courses must be allowed to finish on the basis of their old credits, they demanded.
“When I landed in Canada on October 9, I was told that since the college couldn’t find enough students the classes would start in January.
Vishal Rana, a student from Karnal who was studying at CCSQ college to become a medical office specialist, said, “I had just four months left of my 16-month course when the college suspended studies.
Harwinder Singh, who came from Pehwa in Haryana to study a two-year business management course at M College, said, “I deposited $21,500 for this course and I have finished only six months of my course.
We are told that the government has given the colleges to find buyers so that studies can resume.” Gurkamaldeep said the students should be allowed to complete the remaining part of their courses at other institutions.