International Students Canada

• Minister was warned about waiving work limit for foreign students: docs

  Waiving the cap could help alleviate labour shortages, a memorandum for the minister conceded, but it could also have other unintended consequences.

  Canada

  Feb 13
  
• New Dalhousie University international students facing hefty tuition hikes

  The university says the increases also have a 'tuition guarantee,' meaning there won't be further increases for the duration of the new undergraduate student's studies.

  Education

  Nov 21, 2022
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine hurdles await international students eyeing campus life in Canada

  Many universities and colleges have issued vaccine mandates to live or learn on campus, creating extra layers of complication and confusion for many would-be students from abroad.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2021
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• ‘I’m a little bit worried’: International students face COVID-related hurdles as fall looms

  International students coming to Canada this year face numerous barriers such as visa backlogs, lack of vaccinations, quarantine measures and fewer available flights.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2021
• International students struggle to access information amid COVID-19 crisis

  Some international students say navigating the process of coming into the country on their own during the COVID-19 crisis is a nightmare. 

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2020
• International students feeling helpless as COVID-19 leaves semester hanging

  'We need a permanent and single response to the situation,' an organizer with the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change told Global News.

  Education

  Jun 18, 2020
• Canadian universities rely on foreign students. What if China called its students home?

  China might tell its post-secondary students not to study in Australia. Matthew Fisher asks what might happen if China also tells students to avoid Canada.

  Commentary

  Jun 15, 2020
• Growing calls for Canada to stop deportation of international student who worked too much

  There are growing calls for Canada's immigration minister, Ahmed Hussen, to halt the deportation of an international student who exceeded his study permit's 20-hour work limit.

  Canada

  May 17, 2019
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• International student arrested, facing deportation for working too many hours

  An international student from Punjab, India was arrested and could be deported for overworking. Advocates say it's time for Canada to consider changing the rules.

  Canada

  May 13, 2019