Refuting claims of widespread deportation, the MEA spokesperson said that a large number of students have gone to Canada to study. The figure is pretty significant. But we haven't come across several students facing deportation.

A large number of students from Punjab are likely to be affected by the policy changes that would slash the intake of permanent residents.

In Prince Edward Island, a province in Canada, hundreds of Indian students are facing deportation after it changed its provincial immigration rules. Around 300 students are protesting and have threatened to go on a hunger strike if the Canadian province doesn't review its latest immigration policy.

The students allege that despite graduating, they are being denied work permits, leaving them facing the looming threat of deportation. These students have now issued an ultimatum, warning of a potential hunger strike if their demands are not met.

Canada's Prince Edward Island (PEI) region government announced it would cut the number of people from other countries that it nominates for permanent residency, a report said.