""Abhishek Parmar has spent more than six years making Windsor-Essex his new home. But now he is one of the 2.1 million temporary residents who may have to leave Canada this year. I have never even thought of leaving this place," he said. "And now, things are coming to an end. It is not a good feeling." The 25-year-old arrived in Windsor-Essex in 2019 from India to pursue mechanical engineering technology at St. Clair College."
""I completely lost everything regarding PR, on a whim, he said. It was heartbreaking. Parmar's work permit expires mid-March. Now his plans of making Windsor his forever home, starting a business and buying his first house here are on hold. Temporary residents must leave Canada at the end of their stay: IRCC Parmar is not alone. According to the data shared by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), 1.49 million temporary residents had their permits expire last year.""
Abhishek Parmar arrived in Windsor-Essex from India in 2019 to study mechanical engineering technology and spent over $80,000 on tuition and living costs. He worked in automotive roles but was laid off amid tariffs, causing employment-linked eligibility for an Ontario provincial permanent-residence pathway to collapse and leaving his work permit set to expire mid-March. His plans to settle, start a business and buy a home are on hold. Temporary residents must leave Canada at the end of their status. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada reports 1.49 million permits expired last year and another 1.4 million will expire this year, totaling 2.9 million over two years; these figures exclude study-permit holders.
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