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Jul 27, 2026
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My grandfather kept his rejected degree for 50 years. Decades later, Canada still deskills immigrants
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The author’s grandparents, Elpidio and Lyn, in Toronto in 1976 at their first apartment on Sherbourne Street. Author provided (no reuse)
My grandfather kept his rejected degree for 50 years. Decades later, Canada still deskills immigrants
Published: July 27, 2026 8.48am EDT
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When I told my grandfather I was accepted into my PhD program, he disappeared into the basement and returned with a worn black briefcase. Inside was a letter from Ontario’s Ministry of Education dated 1974.
The letter acknowledged that he held a Bachelor of Science in Radio and Electronics En…
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