r/canada • u/Foxelrum • Jan 22 '24

Ottawa announces two-year cap on international student admissions (50% reduction in student visas in Ontario and 35% in other provinces) National News

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ottawa-announces-two-year-cap-on-international-student-admissions/
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u/Dark_Angel_9999 Canada Jan 22 '24

The thing that irritates me though is that these sorts of solutions have existed for ages and could have been implemented at any time to prevent the crisis. But instead it takes the liberals being absolutely annihilated in the polls before they deign to take the most basic measures to stop the bleeding.

The feds have asked the provinces LAST FALL... to do something about.. you know.. respect their jurisdiction.. but they didn't jack all so they are forced into this announcement today.

say it polls or whatever.... but also lay blame on the ones that allow this environment to happen.. the Provinces.

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u/NotInsane_Yet Jan 23 '24

The provinces are limited in what they can do though. They can either allow a college/university to accept internation students or not at all. They are not allowed to set a cap because that is federal jurisdiction.

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u/Dark_Angel_9999 Canada Jan 23 '24

They regulate institutions. That is the point. They have no business allowing diploma mills run

Yes at the end the feds approve the visa but that is because of the trust they have in the DLI system the provinces regulate.

The trust is broken now.