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‘Flagpoling’ banned: Ottawa ends border application for post-graduation work permits

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The federal government has announced that foreign nationals will no longer be able to apply for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP) at the border. Effective immediately, this change is designed to reduce the practice known as "flagpoling," where temporary residents leave Canada and re-enter immedi...

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