question, their parent or legal guardian, or by requiring payment of school fees.73 As a result, many cities in Canada have implemented both formal policies and informal practices that allow children with no status to enrol in primary and secondary schools. Enrolling in post-secondary school is a significant challenge for non-status stateless persons, however, as they are required to pay international student fees, which can be insurmountable considering the difficulties they face in obtaining a work permit. “[Before my protection was granted] I have no rights. I don’t have study permit. I am not even entitled to study here. If I could study I could have gone to school 2.5 years ago.” [Razam] “Even if I am academically prepared and still intellectually capable to do a masters or academic training I am denied to do so until I have status.” [Alejandro] “I want to go to college. I can’t even go college because if I go I have to pay international fees. That’s double the amount that other people pay.” [Rabhu] Furthermore, the cost of daycare is not subsidised for those without status, preventing stateless parents from enrolling their children into daycare programs. “Daycare needs money. Other schools have daycare but not allowed for us because still in Canada we do not get residence.” [Khaled] Stateless persons who do not have the ability to work in Canada repeatedly expressed the desire to learn new skills and enhance their education, and were discouraged not being able to do so. Many expressed that not being able to study while they were awaiting decisions on their respective cases was “wasting time”, contributing to a feeling of uselessness. In this respect, the government could reduce tertiary education fees for stateless persons in order to give them the opportunity to improve their livelihood opportunities. 3.4 Identity and Mobility The lack of identity papers restricts stateless persons from travelling outside of Canada. For many of the participants of this study being restricted from travelling outside of Canada was a significant source of stress when it came to seeing family abroad or ‘back home’. “We don’t have an extra set of documents under our mattress. A stateless person does not have a second set of documents that allows him or her to travel abroad.” [Alejandro] “It broke my heart. My brother passed away last year. All my friends and family they said you have to travel here for three days. You have to see your brother. By that time I had a rejection from court, I couldn’t even apply for travel document. My travel document, which I came to Canada with, it was taken from me. When I applied for refugee, they took travel document from me. I couldn’t even see my brother.” [Razam] 73 Erauw, G. Compatibility of the 1954 convention Relating to the status of stateless persons With Canada’s legal framework and its International human rights obligations. (2015), 60-66. 25