Category: Education Matters

Visa uncertainty, semester lost for thousands of international students in Canada

TORONTO – Thousands of international students who were supposed to study in Ontario will miss the fall semester, after Ottawa announced cuts to study permits in Canada, due to “excessive pressures on public services” and a “shortage of accommodation”, both due to “too many presences” of foreigners in the country (this is the main justification given by the federal government).  (more…)