Yes. Thank you, Mr. Redekopp.
If you look at this situation, there is a specific stream, called the student direct stream. This helps a student submit their application, even with a lower IELTS score. Let's say that someone has a score of 6.0, and they can prove that they can transfer $10,000 Canadian and that they have a $10,000 Canadian as a guaranteed investment in Canada. If they can show that GIC certificate, the possibility of getting the study permit becomes much higher, because the visa officer thinks that this student has money to support their education.
As I mentioned, Canada and Bangladesh have had very strong and robust economic and cultural ties for a very long time. There are many academic institutions that help their students grow and get their higher education from Canada. We can expect them to come to Canada to get a higher education, but the nature of immigration officials when they're assessing their applications, and the mindset they have, is that they feel that they are giving all these documents just to find an opportunity to come to Canada and stay here.
Remember, we help every student who comes to Canada by supporting them in as many ways as possible, so that they can become part of our economy and they can try to stay here. Unfortunately, a few students—those who are applying from Bangladesh—are examined in a way that says, “Okay, they are just trying every possible way to come to Canada and I don't know why. We can't let them come to Canada, even though they have enough proof of financial support and they have sufficient funds.”
That's why I feel that Bangladesh is discriminated against, like other countries that have that eligibility to submit applications through the student direct stream.