The development comes a week after the Canadian government imposed an immediate two-year ban on new international student permits.
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British Columbia: Canada has imposed a major ban on the admission of foreign students, and Indian students will be affected the most. The development comes a week after the Canadian government announced an immediate 2-year ban on new international student permits. The Canadian province of British Columbia has announced it will not accept international students for the next 2 years. will suspend the approval of new colleges wishing to admit them until February 2026. A large number of Indian students are studying in institutions such as the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and the University of Victoria in this province. The British news agency Reuters. According to British Columbia, it is also planning to introduce minimum language scores at private educational institutions and set higher standards for labor market requirements and degrees. institutions to protect against exploitation and improve the overall quality of post-secondary education in the province. It is being blamed for the housing crisis in the country.
The development comes a week after the Canadian government announced an immediate two-year ban on new international student permits, to reduce enrollments by 35 percent this year to about 360,000. Work permits will also be stopped for some students after graduation. According to the latest estimates, the number of international students in Canada has exceeded one million, of which Indians account for the largest share of 37%. However, Canada’s Immigration Minister Mark Miller recently indicated that the diplomatic dispute between the two countries has led to a reduction in the number of study permits issued to Indian students. Aimed to enroll 900,000,000 permanent residents and foreign students. However, the intake exceeded these limits and the country faced a shortfall of 345,000 housing units. This poses significant challenges for the Trudeau government.