Canada’s denial of study visas reveals possible systemic bias towards Africans

In their pursuit of greener pastures, African applicants are subjected to demanding immigration processes structured to work against them.

The Canadian immigration system, overseen by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, needs to be more flexible and thorough while still maintaining a standard approach to ensuring that suspicions of fraud are properly dealt with, writes Tunde Omotoye.

Opinion

BY TUNDE OMOTOYE

February 9, 2022

The quest to leave Africa for countries believed to be better is rising amongst African youths. The exodus is an expected phenomenon, as every human's innate desire is to go after things or places they consider better than what they have. In the last decade, many countries in Africa have experienced...

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