More newcomers are learning French in hopes of improving their chances to stay in Canada permanently [Video]

After spending $42,000 on his masters in mechanical engineering at the University of Windsor, Harbal Deep Sidhu is now paying $2,000 a month to learn French to advance his chances at getting Permanent Residence (PR) in Canada — an increasing trend among newcomers.

“I’m very much concerned. From the time I’ve graduated, I have seen extreme changes to the laws and regulations to get permanent residency now. The cutoff points are very high, which is very difficult even for a masters or PhD student,” the 25-year-old said.

“So, we get points for learning French and we can use it in our PR application.”

The pursuit for PR …