Local Journalism Initiative
In November last year, Gunwant Singh Atwal got some welcome news. Singh Atwal, a student at Cape Breton University pursuing his degree in Healthcare Management, learned that the federal government would lift the work cap limiting international students’ ability to work more than 20 hours per week for one year. Since arriving from his native India in September last year, Atwal had faced challenges in finding a job. Figures from Cape Breton University’s website show that the school had 8,517 full-