Valentina Torres Martinez and Sacred Heart School

Mary University: It just a challenge I was really looking forward to having — a great experience in my life," said Martinez, now 19, according to CBC. She was completing her Grade 12 year, and wanted to continue onto Canadian post-secondary education, so she applied to St. Valentina Torres Martinez enrolled at Sacred Heart School of Halifax on a scholarship in 2014 when she was 17. "I loved everything about it: the people, the culture, how peaceful it is. Mary University. She applied for an extension of her study permit — and received a refusal letter from the immigration department. She was accepted to start in September 2015, but her study permit visa was set to expire that month. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.