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Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller said there would be a 35% reduction in the issuance of new student visas in 2024.
At the same time, he criticized the fact that the international student program has been exploited by institutions offering “fake” degrees, putting pressure on Canada's housing and health care system.
The Immigration Minister said there are unscrupulous schools that charge high tuition fees from foreign students without offering a solid education in return. In some cases, schools are a way for certain students to enter Canada and subsequently take advantage of their visa to obtain permanent residence.
By limiting visas to two years, the government hopes to ease pressure on housing, health care and other services at a time when Canada is experiencing record immigration.
Limit
From now on, the number of new visas issued will be limited to 364,000. Around 560,000 visas of this type were issued last year.
The government has said there are currently about one million international students in Canada and if nothing is done about it, that number will continue to rise.
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The total number of foreign students is more than triple that recorded ten years ago.
Canada welcomed nearly a million residents last year, reaching a record 40 million, as many Canadians struggle with rising costs of living, including rents and mortgages . (YO)
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