Immigration Minister Marc Miller is all set to unveil a two-year limit on international student admissions. Addressing a press conference at Ottawa earlier on Monday, the minister said this measure will provide both federal and provincial authorities with the opportunity to address a system he deems exploitative of high international student tuition, often resulting in subpar education.
This cap will translate into a 35% overall reduction in new study visas this year, with specific provinces, like Ontario, facing even steeper reductions, exceeding 50%.
Miller underscores that the government will prohibit students in institutions employing a private-public model from obtaining postgraduate work permits starting from September 1.
Furthermore, in the coming weeks, open work permits will exclusively be accessible to spouses of students enrolled in master’s and doctoral programs, along with professional programs like medicine and law.
Miller emphasizes the federal government’s commitment to collaborating with provinces, acknowledging that progress in rectifying the issue may not have been as swift as desired.
Furthermore, in the coming weeks, open work permits will exclusively be accessible to spouses of students enrolled in master’s and doctoral programs, along with professional programs like medicine and law.
Miller emphasizes the federal government’s commitment to collaborating with provinces, acknowledging that progress in rectifying the issue may not have been as swift as desired.
He hinted that if elected, the Conservatives would cap the number of immigrants.
“We have to bring the [immigration] numbers in line with the number of houses that are built. The growth in immigration should not exceed the amount of housing stock we add, the number of doctors we add and the available jobs.”