Paulo Moura works a permanent, corporate job on King Street, pays tens of thousands of dollars in taxes every year, and has been calling Canada home for almost seven years—but he still can’t stay in the country permanently. In fact, his departure could be imminent.
Staying in Canada wasn’t always part of Moura’s plan. When he came to Oshawa, Ontario, in 2018, his goal was simple: spend two years at Durham College to sharpen his web design skills and return to Brazil. But he quickly realized that life in Canada was better.
