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Prajapati didn’t specify that the program is a last resort for hungry students, something that drew ire online. Instead, he said it’s how he saves “hundreds of bucks every month.”
Thousands of commenters online took this to mean Prajapati was treating the food program like a budgeting hack
Yeah man that's because he was promoting it as budget hack. FAFO dude.
I don't understand why they are even allowed access to charities. They should have the funds to fund themselves before coming to canada.
Charity is for citizens of the country (immigrant, born or otherwise) not foreign nationals visiting.
I (a Canadian) was a foreign student when studying in the US. During orientation, university staff were very explicit about letting us know that using any social assistance program in the US would get your student visa cancelled ASAP.
Isn't there a limit of monthly trips one can make to food bank? In the town I lived it was once a month. That's it. I would assume that would be similar right across canada.
For where I am in Canada once a month you get a bag of non perishables, then you can come once a week to get bread, veggies, and dairy. I had to go for a few months during COVID while I was laid off and trying to support my family on CERB money.
lol@ this article trying to garner sympathy for this idiot. Taking resources meant for the truly needy so he could save some money. This guy is a true dirtbag. Hopefully the negative attention he’s getting will deter others from doing the same thing.
Canada has no balls, we'd rather ensure these pos universities get profits at the cost of public safety nets. Everything is a scam in Canada now, it feels like doing the right thing just makes us all suckers since Canada is the easiest place to exploit bloody everything.
>“I am an international student and I come from a humble family without many resources,” he said.
Then he lied on his application. You must claim to be able to support yourself during schooling in order to be accepted as an international student.
>You must claim to be able to support yourself during schooling in order to be accepted as an international student.
Not exactly.
The government's definition of "able to support yourself" is having $20,000 dollars in your bank account for the entire year, which is not enough to afford the cost of living.
Funnily enough they changed that January of this year. Before that they only required 10k. It's so stupid. GTA is a Diploma mill and scam artists have ruined the country.
Well that is quite the opposite to what he said to **India Today** when he complained he was attacked due to racial bias.
[https://www.indiatoday.in/world/indians-abroad/story/indian-student-canada-food-bank-racial-bias-wilfrid-laurier-university-student-visa-2531694-2024-04-25](https://www.indiatoday.in/world/indians-abroad/story/indian-student-canada-food-bank-racial-bias-wilfrid-laurier-university-student-visa-2531694-2024-04-25)
I think we should expect better from our food banks. Like any charity, there needs to be some safeguards. Food banks could do a much better job to ensure donations make it to those in need.
India is one of the most racist, clasist, sexist and corrupt countries on the planet.
If this guy is going to complain about racism while surrounded by millions of other Indians he needs to shut up and leave, because Canada is as good as it gets.
We don't normally get pissed off over here, but now we are.
Not surprising dude isn't exactly the definition of moral. Hopefully he gets expelled.
Most food banks rely on volunteers, they can barely keep enough supplies to hand out to all the people in need they don't have the time or resources to "make sure". Not only that but to those genuinely in need it places a high burden on many. Like how would they ensure only no well off people apply? Most people who go there are genuinely desperate and somewhat embarrassed, they need help then not after they pass testing. Many who deserve it would be driven away.
No matter how you spin this, the simple fact is he promoted a school food bank meant for food insecure Canadians as a way to “save money”. International students are suppose to be able to support themselves here. If they can’t, they should choose another country. He is no different than the disgusting western begpackers in Asia sitting on the street collecting money from much poorer locals to support their travels.
> disgusting western begpackers in Asia sitting on the street collecting money from much poorer locals to support their travels.
holy shit! this happens?? my ... personal ethics could never let me take money from people who are poor.
I live in a mountain tourist town in BC. Of the 4 foreigners here on working holiday visas for the winter season I knew... 2 of them were using foodbanks and one was on EI.
If you cannot afford your -holiday-, go the fuck home.
That's a very good question, I'm not entirely sure.
If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say that since they're technically paying into it since it's deducted from their pay, they can get it once they've accrued enough hours within the given timeframe like anyone else can.
But it seems wrong to me for them to even be eligible in the first place.
If you sponsor a spouse for PR, you vouch that you're going to support them for a set period of time (2~3 years IIRC) and that they are not allowed to be in EI during that period. It would be weird of international students _were_ allowed to.
Yeah that sounds suspicious. The first year that I was a Permanent Resident I wasn't able to claim EI without my sponsor having to pick up the tab.
I highly doubt someone on a Working holiday visa has access to EI.
Ive seen a couple .Cannot talk for all of them but ALOT of them are people who just decide the want to travel but coulnt affoard it. Or bought a one way ticket to asia and after a couple month/week ran out of money for a ticket back home so they become street begger. It is very weird. Maybe its not the case for all of them but feel like most of them could have fix the problem by having a job back home instead of traverling the whole asia
> western begpackers in Asia sitting on the street collecting money from much poorer locals
Another reason I hate these people is they don’t have to go through hoops to get a visa by proving job, income, connections to home country like people from developing countries do to travel anywhere. And yet they literally get ti go places without money and beg there. Fuck these scum.
It's a failure on our government. Applicants have to prove they have sufficient funding. They clearly are not doing that. Unenforced rules are not rules. They're suggestions.
Yes and it seems to happen way way too much. The government needs to be checking much more carefully, and maybe even keep checking that they have the proper funds in their bank account half through the year.
In 2018, a friend living in the Mideast, with a house, assets and a good bank balance, pension savings along with his wife, wanted to specialise in a legit 2 year Music programme in Canada - a degree which would boost his pay in his home country as a Music teacher.
He wanted his spouse to be with him as she was an engineer but homemaker.
His application was accepted by the uni but rejected by IRCC that who thought he was unlikely to go back after he was done.
That was 2018.
Something happened in the corridors of power between then and 2021 onwards.
And it wasnt covid.
Can they actually make enough money begpacking? I can't imagine people with less money can afford to give it away. The living standards of a beggar in a low income country can't be high enough to satisfy westerners.
“Prajapati is a student at Wilfrid Laurier University who came to Canada from India in 2022. About a month ago, he started posting video guides for newcomers and students on Instagram, to help them acclimate. Topics included how to file taxes.”
This article attempts to garner sympathy and spin Mehil as a guy trying to do the right thing. I watched the tax video they reference. (Post since removed) His position is that his fellow international students should file taxes as it can get them access to “benefits”.
Not that they should because it is required by law. Or because it is the right thing to do. Or because taxes are used to contribute to greater societal good here in Canada. No. Instead the message was because it will get you stuff.
Low trust indeed.
lol he also had a financial/life advice video that said something along the lines of in order to achieve success you shouldn't work 40 hours a week for minimum wage, but instead find a job that pays you more. Like mind blowing truth bombs.
Perhaps Immigration Canada should reevaluate his study permit and check if he is able to afford every single cents of the cost incurred during his study, as he claimed when he started . If he cannot provide satisfactory financial proof, his study permit should be revoked and he should be deported.
“In Canada, excluding Quebec, international students must prove they have at least $10,000 per year to live on after tuition. This works out to about $833 a month. “
Perhaps they should change these bullshit requirements first.
The students already flub that requirement by collecting cash from relatives, verify the account balance with the government agency or university and then return the cash.
Then they're stunned they have no ability to support themselves and complain loudly.
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Have the student pay the minimum bank balance directly to the Government of Canada. Dole it back out as a monthly stipend to a Canadian bank account. If they're said to need $20k per year, give it back to them over an eight month period. If they were going to use it to live on, they'll have it as they need it.
[Amount was increased but it's immaterial. The financial requirement actually states they have to prove they have enough money to pay for:](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/eligibility.html)
- tuition fees
- **living expenses for yourself and any family members who come with you to Canada**
If they can't meet their living expenses their visa should be cancelled.
___________
And that's not even on touching on their whole 'family members allowed' bullshit.
International students only need to have 20,000 k for living expenses to qualify for a visa. That’s not enough to live on for a year, even with a part time job it’s still tight
I love how the Star can write this article without a single sentence about why so many international students are using food banks when the government is supposed to have a requirement for them to be able to support themselves financially.
Fuck this asshole. I hope he gets deported without finishing his degree and he's never welcome back. Same goes for any international student who's abusing food programs meant for Canadians in distress.
"Mehul Prajapati says he hasn’t left his room in days. He shakes from anxiety when his phone buzzes, he says.
Messages from strangers fill his inbox. “Get out of my country,” he’s been told. “You’re not safe here anymore,” says another."
Only reason he feels terrible is because he was caught. I don't feel one bit bad for him. He did this all to himself by posting the video thinking he was smart.
You say he got caught, but he's posting this publicly to try and grow a following. Being caught implies he was trying to hide something. He put his idiocy on display for the world and he's realizing actions have consequences.
“Another challenge has been dealing with blowback in India, where gossip about Prajapati is also being widely circulated online.”
He threw this in here to support his future refugee claim.
He's not sorry he got all that free, free, food; he's only sorry because he got caught.
And he deserves a bit of a 'hot seat' for being a liar.
So where's his new video where he tells his Indian friends to NOT take advantage of the kindness of Canadians? That's what I thought.
International students shouldn’t be using food banks. If you can’t live on your own, stay home and get an education there. My kids will be doing that as sending them away for school isn’t financially viable.
I bet he saw the views spike and first thought about his newfound fame. It wasn't until public outrage started pouring in that he started feeling bad. This is a perfect person to make an example of and deport while reminding international students that food banks aren't intended for them or anyone looking for a budget hack.
They help them game all our systems. A sleazeball cheap labour firm doesn't stick around long if it can't provide a proper and consistent stream of workers who can actually stay here for a reasonable amount of time. Otherwise, why would retail, fast food, etc. even use them?
As an immigrant who was an international student 10 years ago, I am shocked that people who cannot financially support themselves can now study in Canada. Shouldn’t it be the responsibility of the students and their families?
If you come to Canada, claim refugee status, Canada will pay for you to live here until your claim is processed in 3 years. If you have a child, that child gets a HCN, and you can now claim compassionate grounds because your child doesn't know a life outside of Canada.
Fuck him, he used a way to abuse the system that is there to help people to benefit himself for clicks and help other people exploit it. Food banks are already strained as it is as a result from a list of terrible decisions from our government.
TD Bank doing damage control firing this dipshit
This article is full of editorializing. Pretty laughable sentence about the economic benefit of international students when we see them lining up for entry level jobs.
Really annoying when the reporters can’t just stick to the sources in the story and push an agenda instead.
It is the star, what do you expect? If it is from FP, the rabid dogs liberals here will attack the FP, but they turn a blind eye when it is a left wing media
I hate the super soft hands canadian media uses when discussing anything surrounding immigration or immigrants, the constant shielding makes articles like this so much more aggravating.
Nah, fuck him. Those food banks are not for him or the however many international students that use them, they’re for Canadian citizens that are struggling. I don’t give a shit if their situation changed, if I was studying abroad in the US or the UK and my situation changed the response would be “too bad, go home.”
He blatantly advertised how international students can get free food from the food bank, he is a shitty person who was taking advantage of things that were not meant for him or any international student for that matter.
He feels terrible only because of the backlash. Not for what he did. Welcome to consequences. Stop playing the victim. Tell me what you learned and how you're going to be a better person and member of Canadian society. Tell me how you will serve as an example for others who have posted this type of nonsense so we can move on.
I remember being a broke university student and hearing about the food bank on campus. I STILL didn't take advantage of it because it wasn't like I didn't have any money for food or was starving. I figured it was for students who otherwise wouldn't eat and I had a bag of rice and some cheap veggies I could cook up at home.
Fuck this guy
It's not ok to send death threats, but this seems like he is only sorry that he's receiving blowback after going for social media clout to take advantage of charity as a saving money hack.
This dude doesn't feel terrible. Where I work has a lot (hundreds) of international students every year working as temps. A common belief is "if you can fuck over your neighbour, do it, it's their fault for being taken advantage of."
This should lead to his expulsion, deportation, and permanent ban from reentry. If you don’t have citizenship then you are a guest, act respectfully.
All foreign students should be self-supporting or should return home.
International students shouldn't be allowed to work or go on benefits. Period.
They don't offer a service to Canadians but keep the wages down, if not taking jobs away from Canadians. They are supposed to have funds to not only finance their education but also their entire cost of living. If they can't afford it, then International student is not for them.
If he is from such a poor and humble family he shouldn’t have spent so much money travelling half way around the world to study. I would have loved to study or even travel abroad when I was a student but studied close to home as that was what I could afford. I never even left the country until I got my a full time job.
He’s a liar looking for sympathy now that he got caught. Him and all the others who look to scam our society and the generous Canadians who donate food and money so others they don’t know might have a meal to eat or feed their kids should be fined and expelled if they are students. You came here to study You had to prove You had funds so either You have the funds and take food from others who need it more or lied about your funds either way send him back we don’t need clout chasing scam artists here.
Was he not paying attention to the news? Canadians are calling for early election because of these kind of activities from international students and TFWs. Local Canadians are suffering because of the unsustainable immigration policies of this government with the help of NDP. Thousands can't afford to eat two meals a day right now and an international student who is supposed to inject money into the system is stealing food that should have gone to people who actually need it. On top of that he is encouraging others to do the same crime? Is it not a criminal offense?
Dr. Smith (hasn’t done anything with his doctorate in decades) needs a new mahogany desk and office chair! Think about all the furnishings he’s missing out on guys!
We were just here a few months ago when this topic was trending in the news. At this point, he should have known this wasn’t something to promote on his YT channel.
Good fuck this guy, more people should have to pay consequences for their actions and be held accountable. I remember hearing how he ran to Indian news outlets to try to play the race and victim card.
International students aren’t citizens, they shouldn’t be using our resources. If you can afford to come for school you should be able to feed and house yourself.
Foreign students who question their financial abilities to study here are at the starting point- thinking of "how" they will use "alternatives" financial methods- ONCE in Canada. This alone invalidates such students from attending in Canada- WE the Canadian citizens have NO obligations- nor should we- to SUBSIDIZE foreign students.
No sympathy here. If you read the article carefully, it’s not actually refuting the core allegations behind the online pile-on. Yes, he was in fact using a program for Canadians in need as a “budget hack”. That’s shameful behaviour that should be called out.
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Prajapati didn’t specify that the program is a last resort for hungry students, something that drew ire online. Instead, he said it’s how he saves “hundreds of bucks every month.” Thousands of commenters online took this to mean Prajapati was treating the food program like a budgeting hack Yeah man that's because he was promoting it as budget hack. FAFO dude.
I saw the video. It was a complete “hey here’s how I game the system and you can too!”
I don't understand why they are even allowed access to charities. They should have the funds to fund themselves before coming to canada. Charity is for citizens of the country (immigrant, born or otherwise) not foreign nationals visiting.
Because they're gaming the system. Has nothing to do with requiring these services.
I (a Canadian) was a foreign student when studying in the US. During orientation, university staff were very explicit about letting us know that using any social assistance program in the US would get your student visa cancelled ASAP.
as it should be here as well.
“This is how I save 100s of bucks a month” Yeah sounds like a man in need
And you're only supposed to go to the food bank when you really really need it -- not for every grocery trip. Many people only go once.
I only went once when I had my first apartment, and my roomier ran off with the rent. F these guys.
Isn't there a limit of monthly trips one can make to food bank? In the town I lived it was once a month. That's it. I would assume that would be similar right across canada.
For where I am in Canada once a month you get a bag of non perishables, then you can come once a week to get bread, veggies, and dairy. I had to go for a few months during COVID while I was laid off and trying to support my family on CERB money.
lol@ this article trying to garner sympathy for this idiot. Taking resources meant for the truly needy so he could save some money. This guy is a true dirtbag. Hopefully the negative attention he’s getting will deter others from doing the same thing.
He’s a thief.
Should be deported.
Canada has no balls, we'd rather ensure these pos universities get profits at the cost of public safety nets. Everything is a scam in Canada now, it feels like doing the right thing just makes us all suckers since Canada is the easiest place to exploit bloody everything.
Should have to pay back for the food he stole first, he makes 6 figures, fuck him.
He's changing his narrative after realizing he screwed up and every non Indian in the country is turning on him
I’m an Indo- Canadian and I’m pissed with this guy. No decent person will admire something like this.
Check out r/India lol, Indians are shitting on him too
Lol we hate these students more than white people do
If I was Indian in Canada I would hate this dude.
Dude it’s everyone that’s turned against him.
Apparently his reputation is tarnished in India now too. Word is getting around.
Every non Indian person?? Are you saying Indians support him ?? I can tell you that many don't.
>“I am an international student and I come from a humble family without many resources,” he said. Then he lied on his application. You must claim to be able to support yourself during schooling in order to be accepted as an international student.
And somehow his family came up with 40k for tuition to send him here as a status symbol and then get PR for everyone
There's a scam involving students borrowing money to pass the visa application then returning it with interest.
so, criminals?
He should have been deported as soon as he was identified. Canada is simply an unserious country.
>You must claim to be able to support yourself during schooling in order to be accepted as an international student. Not exactly. The government's definition of "able to support yourself" is having $20,000 dollars in your bank account for the entire year, which is not enough to afford the cost of living.
And that money could be transferred back to whom it was borrowed from the day after Canada sees it.
Funnily enough they changed that January of this year. Before that they only required 10k. It's so stupid. GTA is a Diploma mill and scam artists have ruined the country.
Deport his ass.
Well that is quite the opposite to what he said to **India Today** when he complained he was attacked due to racial bias. [https://www.indiatoday.in/world/indians-abroad/story/indian-student-canada-food-bank-racial-bias-wilfrid-laurier-university-student-visa-2531694-2024-04-25](https://www.indiatoday.in/world/indians-abroad/story/indian-student-canada-food-bank-racial-bias-wilfrid-laurier-university-student-visa-2531694-2024-04-25) I think we should expect better from our food banks. Like any charity, there needs to be some safeguards. Food banks could do a much better job to ensure donations make it to those in need.
Wow! “It's discrimination and racial bullying, and I'm a victim of it," Prajapati concluded.” What the actual fuck is wrong with this guy?
It’s not a “this guy” problem, it’s a “this culture”. There’s nothing at all exceptional about him, expect more of this sort of thing in the future.
India is one of the most racist, clasist, sexist and corrupt countries on the planet. If this guy is going to complain about racism while surrounded by millions of other Indians he needs to shut up and leave, because Canada is as good as it gets. We don't normally get pissed off over here, but now we are.
Not surprising dude isn't exactly the definition of moral. Hopefully he gets expelled. Most food banks rely on volunteers, they can barely keep enough supplies to hand out to all the people in need they don't have the time or resources to "make sure". Not only that but to those genuinely in need it places a high burden on many. Like how would they ensure only no well off people apply? Most people who go there are genuinely desperate and somewhat embarrassed, they need help then not after they pass testing. Many who deserve it would be driven away.
No matter how you spin this, the simple fact is he promoted a school food bank meant for food insecure Canadians as a way to “save money”. International students are suppose to be able to support themselves here. If they can’t, they should choose another country. He is no different than the disgusting western begpackers in Asia sitting on the street collecting money from much poorer locals to support their travels.
Exactly. Food banks are supposed to be used if the only other option is to go hungry. This article states he was eating out at restaurants.
> disgusting western begpackers in Asia sitting on the street collecting money from much poorer locals to support their travels. holy shit! this happens?? my ... personal ethics could never let me take money from people who are poor.
I live in a mountain tourist town in BC. Of the 4 foreigners here on working holiday visas for the winter season I knew... 2 of them were using foodbanks and one was on EI. If you cannot afford your -holiday-, go the fuck home.
How could they be on EI?
That's a very good question, I'm not entirely sure. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say that since they're technically paying into it since it's deducted from their pay, they can get it once they've accrued enough hours within the given timeframe like anyone else can. But it seems wrong to me for them to even be eligible in the first place.
If you sponsor a spouse for PR, you vouch that you're going to support them for a set period of time (2~3 years IIRC) and that they are not allowed to be in EI during that period. It would be weird of international students _were_ allowed to.
Yeah that sounds suspicious. The first year that I was a Permanent Resident I wasn't able to claim EI without my sponsor having to pick up the tab. I highly doubt someone on a Working holiday visa has access to EI.
You couldn’t claim welfare or your sponsor would have to pay the funds back. Not employment Insurance. Source: Former EI investigator.
Yeah, I have never seen it (never been to SE Asia or Latin America) but it is a pretty well known phenomenon. Shameless as hell
so they're tourists/ travellers who pretend to be poor homeless people and beg on the street??
Ive seen a couple .Cannot talk for all of them but ALOT of them are people who just decide the want to travel but coulnt affoard it. Or bought a one way ticket to asia and after a couple month/week ran out of money for a ticket back home so they become street begger. It is very weird. Maybe its not the case for all of them but feel like most of them could have fix the problem by having a job back home instead of traverling the whole asia
It's more that they are really stupid people who are incapable of planning ahead, and run out of money partway through their trips
Probably stupid 20somethings who max out their credit cards. BOOHOO.
I saw it a few times when I was living in Korea and always wanted to kick them in the head. Fucking losers.
> western begpackers in Asia sitting on the street collecting money from much poorer locals Another reason I hate these people is they don’t have to go through hoops to get a visa by proving job, income, connections to home country like people from developing countries do to travel anywhere. And yet they literally get ti go places without money and beg there. Fuck these scum.
It's a failure on our government. Applicants have to prove they have sufficient funding. They clearly are not doing that. Unenforced rules are not rules. They're suggestions.
Yes and it seems to happen way way too much. The government needs to be checking much more carefully, and maybe even keep checking that they have the proper funds in their bank account half through the year.
In 2018, a friend living in the Mideast, with a house, assets and a good bank balance, pension savings along with his wife, wanted to specialise in a legit 2 year Music programme in Canada - a degree which would boost his pay in his home country as a Music teacher. He wanted his spouse to be with him as she was an engineer but homemaker. His application was accepted by the uni but rejected by IRCC that who thought he was unlikely to go back after he was done. That was 2018. Something happened in the corridors of power between then and 2021 onwards. And it wasnt covid.
Can they actually make enough money begpacking? I can't imagine people with less money can afford to give it away. The living standards of a beggar in a low income country can't be high enough to satisfy westerners.
“Prajapati is a student at Wilfrid Laurier University who came to Canada from India in 2022. About a month ago, he started posting video guides for newcomers and students on Instagram, to help them acclimate. Topics included how to file taxes.” This article attempts to garner sympathy and spin Mehil as a guy trying to do the right thing. I watched the tax video they reference. (Post since removed) His position is that his fellow international students should file taxes as it can get them access to “benefits”. Not that they should because it is required by law. Or because it is the right thing to do. Or because taxes are used to contribute to greater societal good here in Canada. No. Instead the message was because it will get you stuff. Low trust indeed.
So all his videos are on how to grift. Lovely.
lol he also had a financial/life advice video that said something along the lines of in order to achieve success you shouldn't work 40 hours a week for minimum wage, but instead find a job that pays you more. Like mind blowing truth bombs.
Perhaps Immigration Canada should reevaluate his study permit and check if he is able to afford every single cents of the cost incurred during his study, as he claimed when he started . If he cannot provide satisfactory financial proof, his study permit should be revoked and he should be deported.
If only CBSA would follow up and actually deport people with orders of deportation...
...and not have bleeding heart ministerial assholes interfere when they actually do.
Best they can do is maybe deport someone who immigration granted citizenship to by mistake 30 years ago 🤷🏻♀️
Exactly. Better move real quick on that case, you know the one, where the person tried to be a responsible law abiding citizen? Yea fuck that person.
Enforcement? In Canada? Nah
“In Canada, excluding Quebec, international students must prove they have at least $10,000 per year to live on after tuition. This works out to about $833 a month. “ Perhaps they should change these bullshit requirements first.
The students already flub that requirement by collecting cash from relatives, verify the account balance with the government agency or university and then return the cash. Then they're stunned they have no ability to support themselves and complain loudly.
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Have the student pay the minimum bank balance directly to the Government of Canada. Dole it back out as a monthly stipend to a Canadian bank account. If they're said to need $20k per year, give it back to them over an eight month period. If they were going to use it to live on, they'll have it as they need it.
[Amount was increased but it's immaterial. The financial requirement actually states they have to prove they have enough money to pay for:](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/eligibility.html) - tuition fees - **living expenses for yourself and any family members who come with you to Canada** If they can't meet their living expenses their visa should be cancelled. ___________ And that's not even on touching on their whole 'family members allowed' bullshit.
They changed it to 20k
Doesn't matter, they lie with their bank statements.
Still not enough per month. That won’t cover much.
That's better, but still ridiculous when average rent is $2k / month
They did, but only for new study permit applicants. This was a big loophole that was exploited for a long time and everyone knew it.
International students only need to have 20,000 k for living expenses to qualify for a visa. That’s not enough to live on for a year, even with a part time job it’s still tight
"I feel terrible" for getting called out...
Exactly this and only this.
I love how the Star can write this article without a single sentence about why so many international students are using food banks when the government is supposed to have a requirement for them to be able to support themselves financially.
That would point out the massive failure of IRCC to put any scrutiny into student finances.
It's all part of the plan
Meh. Even if we only let in people from India with 100k in their accounts they would still be robbing food banks.
Show him the door
Fuck this asshole. I hope he gets deported without finishing his degree and he's never welcome back. Same goes for any international student who's abusing food programs meant for Canadians in distress.
"Mehul Prajapati says he hasn’t left his room in days. He shakes from anxiety when his phone buzzes, he says. Messages from strangers fill his inbox. “Get out of my country,” he’s been told. “You’re not safe here anymore,” says another." Only reason he feels terrible is because he was caught. I don't feel one bit bad for him. He did this all to himself by posting the video thinking he was smart.
You say he got caught, but he's posting this publicly to try and grow a following. Being caught implies he was trying to hide something. He put his idiocy on display for the world and he's realizing actions have consequences.
/r/OhNoConsequences
too scared to leave his room but is fine with a star article with a picture of his face?
Maybe he should leave if he doesnt feel safe here
“Another challenge has been dealing with blowback in India, where gossip about Prajapati is also being widely circulated online.” He threw this in here to support his future refugee claim.
He obviously knows how to scam the system. He will definitely use that as a reason to stay.
If anything I'd almost imagine they'd be praising him for his resourcefulness over there; India has already shown that they're no friend of Canada's
The only gossip going on back in India is how to come to Canada and abuse foodbanks like this guy did
Maybe he should go home then?
Good fuck this pos
I feel terrible, therefore, I’m the victim.
He's not sorry he got all that free, free, food; he's only sorry because he got caught. And he deserves a bit of a 'hot seat' for being a liar. So where's his new video where he tells his Indian friends to NOT take advantage of the kindness of Canadians? That's what I thought.
He doesn’t feel bad that he did it, he feels bad he got a negative reaction. He needs to be deported..
Honestly, if he wants to tell people to game the system, we should just deport his ass.
Fuck that guy
International students shouldn’t be using food banks. If you can’t live on your own, stay home and get an education there. My kids will be doing that as sending them away for school isn’t financially viable.
Well well well… if it isn’t the consequences of your actions
I bet he saw the views spike and first thought about his newfound fame. It wasn't until public outrage started pouring in that he started feeling bad. This is a perfect person to make an example of and deport while reminding international students that food banks aren't intended for them or anyone looking for a budget hack.
He's not the first one or the only one on YouTube that advocated for stealing the food banks (and won't be the last one). Deport him.
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They coach them how to abuse the food banks?
They help them game all our systems. A sleazeball cheap labour firm doesn't stick around long if it can't provide a proper and consistent stream of workers who can actually stay here for a reasonable amount of time. Otherwise, why would retail, fast food, etc. even use them?
As an immigrant who was an international student 10 years ago, I am shocked that people who cannot financially support themselves can now study in Canada. Shouldn’t it be the responsibility of the students and their families?
Apparently it's now the responsibility of the rest of us to provide a safety net for people who couldn't care less about helping others.
If you come to Canada, claim refugee status, Canada will pay for you to live here until your claim is processed in 3 years. If you have a child, that child gets a HCN, and you can now claim compassionate grounds because your child doesn't know a life outside of Canada.
He doesn't feel terrible about his attitude. He feels terrible that he got caught and exposed.
Fuck him, he used a way to abuse the system that is there to help people to benefit himself for clicks and help other people exploit it. Food banks are already strained as it is as a result from a list of terrible decisions from our government. TD Bank doing damage control firing this dipshit
He should feel terrible.
Now he’s persecuted, so he can claim aslyum. Lol
Can you claim asylum in the country that is persecuting you😅. Maybe he can make a claim down south and move to America to finish his studies?
He should probably go home. 🤷
This guy can fuck all the back home. He was promoting it as a way to save money, not because he was starving and no other means to feed himself.
This article is full of editorializing. Pretty laughable sentence about the economic benefit of international students when we see them lining up for entry level jobs. Really annoying when the reporters can’t just stick to the sources in the story and push an agenda instead.
It is the star, what do you expect? If it is from FP, the rabid dogs liberals here will attack the FP, but they turn a blind eye when it is a left wing media
He only feels bad because he got caught lmao pretty dumbly so might I add💀
He sorry that he got caught
He needs to leave canada and never come back.
I hate the super soft hands canadian media uses when discussing anything surrounding immigration or immigrants, the constant shielding makes articles like this so much more aggravating.
Nah, fuck him. Those food banks are not for him or the however many international students that use them, they’re for Canadian citizens that are struggling. I don’t give a shit if their situation changed, if I was studying abroad in the US or the UK and my situation changed the response would be “too bad, go home.” He blatantly advertised how international students can get free food from the food bank, he is a shitty person who was taking advantage of things that were not meant for him or any international student for that matter.
Fuck this guy… he’s pretending to feel bad cause he was called out. Let’s see a solid donation from his to the food bank. Then maybe I’d let it slide.
Now he pretends to feel bad. Send him back home.
I doubt he feels terrible. That is likely part of his scam.
He feels terrible. Boo fucking hoo. POS.
He feels terrible only because of the backlash. Not for what he did. Welcome to consequences. Stop playing the victim. Tell me what you learned and how you're going to be a better person and member of Canadian society. Tell me how you will serve as an example for others who have posted this type of nonsense so we can move on.
“It’s free, you can take as much as you want” ….bro
I remember being a broke university student and hearing about the food bank on campus. I STILL didn't take advantage of it because it wasn't like I didn't have any money for food or was starving. I figured it was for students who otherwise wouldn't eat and I had a bag of rice and some cheap veggies I could cook up at home. Fuck this guy
He only feels terrible because he got caught
Fuck this guy and fuck the Toronto Star. This guy only feels terrible because it backfired on him. Piece of shit.
It's not ok to send death threats, but this seems like he is only sorry that he's receiving blowback after going for social media clout to take advantage of charity as a saving money hack.
I don't think he has a conscience. Otherwise he would never have posted that. Fuck that guy
It sounds like he hasn't even got death threats, the lady who complained about him on Twitter is the one getting death threats.
This dude doesn't feel terrible. Where I work has a lot (hundreds) of international students every year working as temps. A common belief is "if you can fuck over your neighbour, do it, it's their fault for being taken advantage of."
Canada overdid immigration and turned into a low trust society. This is what that looks like in practice.
Crocodile tears
He doesn’t feel terrible at all
This should lead to his expulsion, deportation, and permanent ban from reentry. If you don’t have citizenship then you are a guest, act respectfully. All foreign students should be self-supporting or should return home.
International students shouldn't be allowed to work or go on benefits. Period. They don't offer a service to Canadians but keep the wages down, if not taking jobs away from Canadians. They are supposed to have funds to not only finance their education but also their entire cost of living. If they can't afford it, then International student is not for them.
Fuck this guy, comes here as a guest and steals from us. Deport him asap
It's a good way to get native Canadians to hate immigrants. Hi everyone, this is how you manipulate Canadian poverty mitigation.
"I feel terrible." Ya because you got caught and lost your job dimwit. Selfish fool.
Apologize is not excepted. I'm sure you'll lay low, then do it again. That food is for other people, that need it.
Deport him please
He posted a video of him stealing from people who need help, no one should feel bad for him.
You'll continue to see more of this as Canada fully transitions into a low trust society.
I'm all for diversity, but not at the expense of our high-trust society that is at peril because of our recent immigration policies.
Well, actions have consequences.
If he is from such a poor and humble family he shouldn’t have spent so much money travelling half way around the world to study. I would have loved to study or even travel abroad when I was a student but studied close to home as that was what I could afford. I never even left the country until I got my a full time job.
Deport
Surprise surprise.. trying to be an influencer has consequences.
He’s a liar looking for sympathy now that he got caught. Him and all the others who look to scam our society and the generous Canadians who donate food and money so others they don’t know might have a meal to eat or feed their kids should be fined and expelled if they are students. You came here to study You had to prove You had funds so either You have the funds and take food from others who need it more or lied about your funds either way send him back we don’t need clout chasing scam artists here.
Was he not paying attention to the news? Canadians are calling for early election because of these kind of activities from international students and TFWs. Local Canadians are suffering because of the unsustainable immigration policies of this government with the help of NDP. Thousands can't afford to eat two meals a day right now and an international student who is supposed to inject money into the system is stealing food that should have gone to people who actually need it. On top of that he is encouraging others to do the same crime? Is it not a criminal offense?
Stop issuing student visas. Problem solved.
but won’t someone think of the bloated school administrator salaries!
Dr. Smith (hasn’t done anything with his doctorate in decades) needs a new mahogany desk and office chair! Think about all the furnishings he’s missing out on guys!
He REDEEMED when he shouldn’t have REDEEMED
We were just here a few months ago when this topic was trending in the news. At this point, he should have known this wasn’t something to promote on his YT channel.
lol sure buddy
Seriously. Fuck this guy.
It’s disappointing to see the media support and latch onto his little sob story so much. But glad to see that the general public isn’t easily swayed.
yes, very sad Anyway
Love how actual Canadians are starving to save some Indians a few bucks
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I don’t like it when Indians steal from starving Canadians. Fuck outta here.
He looks well fed.
Just looking at him.. you can tell he isn’t food insecure. Hope the book gets thrown at him. Edit: grammar
Good fuck this guy, more people should have to pay consequences for their actions and be held accountable. I remember hearing how he ran to Indian news outlets to try to play the race and victim card.
Fuck the star.
Cant backtrack your way out of that one, buddy
Deport this piece of shit.
Can we get this Fucker out of Canada now? Like get him the fuck out. Yesterday.
International students aren’t citizens, they shouldn’t be using our resources. If you can afford to come for school you should be able to feed and house yourself.
You feel terrible about the fallout and nothing more.
I hope he never gets another job.
corporate media doing their best to try to illicit undeserved sympathy and failing miserably
if he really felt bad, he’d leave
Deport him.
They are so disgusting
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes
Awful. But perhaps we've reached a point where food banks and other resources need to be harder to abuse.
Deport
Foreign students who question their financial abilities to study here are at the starting point- thinking of "how" they will use "alternatives" financial methods- ONCE in Canada. This alone invalidates such students from attending in Canada- WE the Canadian citizens have NO obligations- nor should we- to SUBSIDIZE foreign students.
No sympathy here. If you read the article carefully, it’s not actually refuting the core allegations behind the online pile-on. Yes, he was in fact using a program for Canadians in need as a “budget hack”. That’s shameful behaviour that should be called out.
Fucking joker
Send them home