Canada’s costly housing market leaves international students open to exploitation

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 15:23:09 +0000

Skyrocketing rent prices in Canada’s major cities are leaving more and more people struggling to find an affordable place to live. This is especially impacting international students.

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International student scandal: Outrage amid reports that hundreds of Indian students in Canada could face deportation over bogus admission letters

Credit to Author: Nicholas Keung| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:46:16 +0000

More than two years after completing his studies, a 27-year-old international graduate from Punjab says he has now been told that the letter he used to enter Canada was fake and that his immigration dream is likely going to be shattered.

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How Canadian schools are responding to the growing numbers of international students

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:38:56 +0000

Canadian post-secondary institutions are boasting about the number of international students coming through their doors, and some are even calling for more. International students help Canadian universities and colleges expand their programs, and supplement their revenues. They also help to promote diversity on campuses, enriching the post-secondary experience for all students. Canada made it easier […]

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Canada’s Post-Graduation Work Permit Program is booming

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:56:51 +0000

The number of foreign nationals in Canada on a Post-Graduation Work Permit has skyrocketed in recent years, rising from nearly 5,400 in 2005 to more than 143,000 last year.  A new Statistics Canada study attributed the growth to the rising number of international students coming to Canada as well as enhancements to the popular Post-Graduation […]

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Canada’s study-work-immigrate advantage

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 14:28:10 +0000

Canada’s international student population is booming, tripling over the past decade to 570,000 people in 2018.  Canada now ranks as the fourth-leading host country for international students, behind the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, according to ICEF. Canada’s higher intake is due to the global explosion of international students. UNESCO estimates there were 5.3-million […]

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333 people registered for Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream before March 5 crash

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:11:28 +0000

More than 300 immigration candidates managed to register successfully in the recent opening of Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream before a technical error brought it to a premature end.  In an updated published March 19, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) said 333 people managed to get their registrations in before the problem occurred. The OINP […]

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333 people managed to register for Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream before March 5 crash

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:11:28 +0000

More than 300 immigration candidates managed to register successfully in the recent opening of Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream before a technical error brought it to a premature end.  In an updated published March 19, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) said 333 people managed to get their registrations in before the problem occurred. The OINP […]

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Students from India now outnumber those from China at Canadian schools

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 17:11:17 +0000

Canadian universities are experiencing a surge in the number of international students from India, who now outnumber Chinese students.  Statistics provided to the Globe and Mail newspaper by the Canadian High Commission in India show that 172,000 Indian citizens held a Canadian study permit in 2018 compared to 142,000 from China. The Globe and Mail […]

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Canada extends application period for Post-Graduation Work Permits, drops valid study permit requirement

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:12:51 +0000

International students hoping to remain in Canada on a Post-Graduation Work Permit now have six months to apply once they obtain their notice of graduation and are no longer required to have a valid study permit.   The Government of Canada announced the changes on Thursday, February 14, along with other modifications to the popular program. […]

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Manitoba announces two new immigration pathways for international graduates


Manitoba has unveiled two new “fast track” immigration pathways for international graduates of post-secondary institutions in the province.   The International Student Entrepreneur Pathway and Graduate Internship Pathway are part of the province’s International Education Stream, which was created a year ago as part of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)’s renewal program. The MPNP allows […]

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