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Canada’s foreign student push ‘mismatched’ job market, data shows
Canada's recruitment of international students has tilted strongly toward filling spots in business programs, while doing little to meet the demand for workers in health care and the skilled trades, according to a CBC News analysis of federal data. CBC obtained...
5 Permanent Residency Options For International Students in Canada
Canada has made a name for itself as one of the top choices for overseas students looking for a top-notch education and a bright future. The variety of options accessible to graduates who want to transition from temporary student status to permanent residency. So far,...
These 13 colleges in Ontario will be admitting fewer international students in 2024
Based on this government of Ontario’s announcement, it may now be harder for international students to get accepted at 13 public colleges across the province. According to a recent Toronto Star article, the following public colleges (presented in...
Federal cap on international students shouldn’t affect universities, colleges that have been ‘good actors,’ Miller says
Colleges and universities that didn't contribute to the over-enrollment of international students should not be impacted by the federal government's clampdown, said Immigration Minister Marc Miller, also warning that Ottawa may step in if provinces allow that to...
How asylum claims by students at these two Ontario colleges became ‘alarming’
Canada’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller warned last month that the increases in the number of asylum claims from international students is “alarming” and “totally unacceptable.” Speaking ahead of cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill, Miller highlighted Toronto’s...
B.C. blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international students
British Columbia’s post-secondary education minister says no new institutions will be allowed to enrol international students for two years as the province seeks to eliminate “exploitive practices” in the field. Selina Robinson also announced the province was setting...
Canada’s international student cap is here. How will it work?
Canada is imposing a national cap on the intake of international students into the country, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced on Monday. Miller announced a slew of other curbs while speaking at the Liberal cabinet retreat, which he said would reduce...
‘Wild West of visa approvals’: International student cap not enough, says Brampton mayor
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Copy article link Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown doesn’t believe the federal government’s decision to cap student visas is enough to fix the problems big cities are facing due to the explosion in international students seen in...
Canadian schools are accepting international students by the thousands — but nearly half aren’t being allowed into the country
Nearly half the international students who have been accepted by Canadian schools are being rejected by visa officers, and some public colleges in Ontario are seeing thousands of the would-be students they've admitted turned away. New numbers analyzed by the Star...
Surge of Western Canada businesses looking to hire temporary foreign workers
After struggling to hire bakers for her Calgary-based cupcake business, Jodi Willoughby decided to pursue bringing a temporary foreign worker to her production facility. Willoughby, who co-owns Crave Cupcakes, which also has locations in Edmonton and Saskatoon,...
Ontario expands Holocaust education in schools to combat rise in antisemitism
In addition to the expansion to mandatory Holocaust education in Ontario, Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the government is also putting $650,000 this year to community organizations such as the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies and the...
Is Canada underestimating the cost of living for international students?
The Canadian government is likely severely underestimating the cost of living for international students when weighing if they can support themselves financially, a new survey suggests. According to a recent survey by the Daily Bread food bank,...
Hundreds of international students scrambling after Ontario college revokes acceptance letters
Ashley had already paid her registration fees and booked her flight from Punjab, India to Toronto when she found out just over a week ago that she was no longer accepted to Ontario's Northern College. "It was very heartbreaking for me. It was a huge impact on my...
Canada freezes deportation of Indian students who used fraudulent university letters
OTTAWA, June 14 (Reuters) - Canada will freeze the planned deportation of dozens of students who entered the country using fraudulent university letters of acceptance, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said on Wednesday. Fraser spoke after the Canadian Broadcasting...
African students face higher financial burden, lower acceptance rates to study in Canada
Implicit bias identified in IRCC report could be influencing study permit approval rates When Gideon Christian left Lagos, Nigeria, in 2005, Canada was only a footnote on the way to his final destination. "I was actually on my way to study in the U.S., but I had...