Other countries, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, may learn from Canada by not expelling or making it incredibly difficult for recent foreign graduates to stay. How do you feel about a three-year visa for post-graduation employment? How about we make it such that this work visa allows you to work for any firm in Canada, in any location, and provides you with the flexibility to switch employers and get even more useful work experience that you can use to apply for Canadian permanent residence? Kudos, Canada.

What, precisely, is a permanent residence? Essentially, permanent residency is the privilege of remaining and working in Canada while getting health and social benefits. Canada needs international students and graduates. The Canadian Express Entry immigration system awards more points to applicants with Canadian studies and work experience (both of which you have at this point), with additional emphasis on your language skills (which you’ve acquired over time) and your age (you probably have a few decades of your career left to go, unless you retire early, which, given you have a Canadian education, is entirely possible). And if Express Entry doesn’t work out, Provincial Nominee Programs give other routes to permanent status in Canada.