Priti Sangam advises multinational companies on how to restructure workforces and modernize operations. Her skills are in demand. Yet Canada, her home since 2024, has repeatedly passed her over for permanent residence.
In early October, the HR consultant from India faced another hurdle when she turned 30 and automatically lost five points under the age criteria of Canada’s competitive skilled immigration system, which ranks candidates based on attributes such as language proficiency, education and work experience.
Carney made it easy for his corporate pals to depress wages.
The real issue here is not that no qualfied Canadians exist for senior accounting jobs at a Big 4 firm – it’s that the market pays qualified Canadians more.
Allowing foreigners to fill these positions either artificially keeps Canadians out of work or suppresses their salaries.
— Ryan O’Connor (@rpoconnor) October 31, 2026
