Canada is seeing a record number of international post-secondary students. Their tuition is like gold for universities and colleges, so how is the influx contributing to the housing crisis on campuses? David Akin explains the debate on whether there should be cap on international students, the idea that this group can actually help solve the problem, and the suggestion that the federal government could resurrect a program first introduced by former prime minister Stephen Harper’s government in 2009.
- International students pay sky-high fees. Whose job is it to house them?
- As Canada contemplates capping international students, what impact do they have on our country?