Immigration Minister Marc delivers remarks at a press conference in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

By The Canadian Press

STUDENT VISAS

Feds announce two-year cap on international student admissions

Jan 22, 2024 | 8:48 AM

Immigration Minister Marc Miller is announcing a two-year cap on international student admissions.

The minister hopes the cap will give the federal and provincial government time to curb a system that he says is taking advantage of high international student tuition while providing, in some cases, a poor education.

The cap will mean a 35 per cent overall reduction in new study visas this year though some provinces, including Ontario, will see a reduction of 50 per cent or more.

Miller says the government will also bar students in schools that follow a private public model from accessing postgraduate work permits as of Sept. 1.

in a few weeks, open work permits will only be available for the spouses of students enrolled in master’s and doctoral programs and professional programs such as medicine and law.

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Miller says the federal government will work with provinces, who have not moved to fix the problem as quickly as he would have liked up to this point.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on Jan. 22, 2024.