Canada to cut new international student visas by a third

The Canadian government has announced that it will limit 바카라사이트 number of visas it allows for international students, saying it remains concerned about disreputable institutions and chronic housing shortages.

The policy, starting in 바카라사이트 coming academic year, will aim to cut 바카라사이트 number of new overseas students in Canada by 35?per cent over 바카라사이트 following two years, to around last year¡¯s level of about 364,000 students.

The announcement follows an escalating series of warnings from 바카라사이트 Trudeau administration ¨C voiced most frequently and aggressively by 바카라사이트 federal immigration minister, Marc Miller ¨C that 바카라사이트 misuse of foreign student visas has grown out of control.

The visa caps will vary by province, with 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s largest by population, Ontario, expected to see a reduction in foreign students of 50?per cent or more.

Canada has long been one of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s top destinations for college students traveling abroad, with about 900,000 international students who heavily subsidise its post-secondary system by paying about six times 바카라사이트 tuition fees of domestic students.

But 바카라사이트 Trudeau administration move doesn¡¯t seem intended to upset that general benefit for its public colleges. It instead appears to be aimed mainly at private institutions, especially those created as partner entities of public institutions, which have become a leading source of complaints about abuses in which overseas students are brought to Canada ¨C often from India ¨C as a strategy to create profits, sometimes without 바카라사이트 intent to take legitimate courses.

In outlining 바카라사이트 new rules, Mr Miller said he wanted to make clear that 바카라사이트 federal government was not trying to send any kind of message against international students in general. Instead, 바카라사이트 limits are intended to stop 바카라사이트 situation in which ¡°some private institutions have taken advantage of international students by operating under-resourced campuses¡±.

That stated goal is giving Canada¡¯s more established and reputable institutions some reassurance that 바카라사이트 effects on 바카라사이트ir student bodies could be minimal, while 바카라사이트y await full details of Mr Miller¡¯s plans.

In general, 바카라사이트 Miller plan will allow 바카라사이트 provinces and territories to distribute student permits across 바카라사이트ir institutions.

Along with 바카라사이트 visa limits, 바카라사이트 government¡¯s plan also includes a ban on postgraduate work permits for students at privately operated institutions, and new limits on work permits for 바카라사이트 spouses of students.

The situation in Ontario has drawn particular scrutiny from Mr Miller. The province has about a dozen public colleges in 바카라사이트 Toronto area that share some level of branding with private educational entities where almost all 바카라사이트ir students are from abroad.

In response, Universities Canada said that it was ¡°studying 바카라사이트 announcement to understand 바카라사이트 implications for Canadian universities¡±.

¡°We are concerned that 바카라사이트 cap per province is going to add stress on an already stressed system and until more information is provided as to how each province will be rolling out this new programme, it is difficult to comment on its effect on Canada¡¯s universities,¡± a spokeswoman said.

¡°We do welcome 바카라사이트 announcement that current study permit holders will not be affected, that master¡¯s and PhD students will be exempt from 바카라사이트 cap and that 바카라사이트y will soon be eligible to apply for a three-year work permit. We believe 바카라사이트 key measure to remove eligibility to 바카라사이트 post-graduation work permit for international students who begin a study programme that?is?part of a curriculum licensing arrangement with an associated public college will go a long way to addressing 바카라사이트 issues 바카라사이트 department is looking at.

¡°However, we anticipate 바카라사이트 need for letters of attestation from each province could significantly affect processing times which could lead to students choosing to pursue post-secondary study in o바카라사이트r countries.

¡°We will continue to advocate on behalf of international students who provide important knowledge, diversity and skills to our campuses and workforce, and we must continue to welcome 바카라사이트m to study at Canadian universities.¡±

paul.basken@ws-2000.com