https://thebcreview.ca/2025/08/08/2626-verzuh-sekha/ The Permanent Residence blues August 8, 2025 August 8, 2025 Frosty Lanes by Harpreet Sekha (translated by Akal Amrit Kaur and Inderpal Kaur) Chhanna, India: Rethink Books , 2025 $20.00* / 9789348092922 Reviewed by Ron Verzuh * Meet Karanvir, a young Punjabi truck driver who is freshly arrived in Canada. He’s hoping to get PR (permanent residence) status so he can start a new life in his adopted country. Standing in his way are several established Punjabi business owners who use the system to exploit new immigrants. Like many others, Karanvir is caught in a vicious cycle that promises to rob him of his earnings. One of the chief exploiters is Shaminder, a trucking company owner in Ontario who is working the immigration system by holding out the carrot of a LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment). The coveted LMIA is a document that confirms a Canadian employer can hire a foreign worker because no qualified C...
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