Court finds Rodolfo Sancho's son Daniel guilty of the premeditated murder of plastic surgeon Arteaga
Canada will temporarily cap new international student permits by one-third this year compared to 2023, the country's immigration minister announced on Monday.
The measure is aimed in part at easing soaring demand for housing and social services, with the number of international students set to triple from a decade ago.
Under the cap approximately 364,000 international students are expected to receive study permits this year, or a 35 per cent net decrease from 2023. The 2025 limit will be assessed at the end of the year.
Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.
The cap is meant to "improve programme integrity, set international students up for success, (and) to maintain a sustainable level of temporary residence in Canada," Immigration Minister Marc Miller told a news conference in Montreal.
"It would be a disserve to welcome international students in Canada knowing not all of them are getting the resources they need to succeed and having them return home disillusioned and disappointed in Canada's education system," he added.
The cap will not apply to master's and doctoral students, nor elementary and secondary school students.
ALSO READ:
Miller said the government will also restrict foreign students' eligibility to receive work permits and crack down on private colleges and sham institutions that charge international students high tuition fees but provide poor or no education at all.
This practice, he said, "is unacceptable".
"It is not the intention of this programme to have sham commerce degrees and business degrees" that allow people to come into the country "and drive an Uber," he said.
Speaking more broadly about Canada's study permit system, Miller said that "it's a bit of a mess, and it's time to rein it in".
Court finds Rodolfo Sancho's son Daniel guilty of the premeditated murder of plastic surgeon Arteaga
At least three people have been killed so far and scores injured in what authorities have warned could be one of the strongest ever storms to hit the region
The judge will now rule on whether to place the Russian-born billionaire under formal investigation
Robert Reinhardt and his taste-bud challenging flavours have become an overnight hit, creating a buzz on social media
Gazette notification states no specific evidence of involvement of Jamaat-e-Islami party and its affiliates in terrorist activities
Hundreds of dangerously dilapidated buildings facing demolition are crowded with families risking their lives rather than braving impossibly high rents
Mokrytskyi is one of Ukraine's soldier-influencers keeping up spirits in times of war and has 131,600 followers on TikTok
With more checkpoints closed more often, even those with a permit struggle to access specialist treatment in Jerusalem