‘They’re our future’: Atlantic post-secondary schools sound alarm on Canada’s international student cap

International student visas for Canada plummet

Permits for students from abroad to study in Canada plummeted in the first half of this year, with nearly 90,000 fewer issued than a year earlier, when the federal government introduced a cap on international student visas.

‘They’re our future’: Atlantic post-secondary schools sound alarm on Canada’s international student cap

Tuesday was the first day back at Holland College, but this semester brings fewer options for those attending, which the school links to Canada’s cap on international students and recent rules for post-graduation work permits.