Immigration Minister Marc Miller is ready to unveil a two-year limit for the admission of international students. Speaking at a news conference in Ottawa earlier Monday, the minister said the measure would provide federal and provincial authorities with an opportunity to tackle a system that views high tuition fees for international students as exploitative, which often results in a subpar education.
This cap will result in an overall 35% reduction in new study visas this year, with some provinces, such as Ontario, facing even steeper reductions, exceeding 50%.
Miller points out that the government will prohibit students from institutions employing a private-public model from obtaining a postgraduate work permit from September 1.
Additionally, in the coming weeks, open work permits will be exclusively available to spouses of students enrolled in master’s and doctoral programs, as well as professional programs such as medicine and law.
Miller highlights the federal government’s commitment to working with the provinces, recognizing that progress in solving the problem may not have been as rapid as desired.
Immigration to Canada has received a lot of attention due to the housing crisis.
Recently, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said: “It’s a very simple calculation. If more families come than there are homes for them, it will inflate real estate prices.
He suggested that if elected, the Conservatives would limit the number of immigrants.
“We must bring the [immigration] figures corresponding to the number of houses built. Immigration growth must not exceed the number of housing units we add, the number of doctors we add and the jobs available.”
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