Colleges Ontario warns of harms from student visa cap
BNN Bloomberg
The association representing Ontario colleges is warning of “long-lasting repercussions” from a federal cap on international student visas, and it’s asking for changes to the controversial policy move.
“The federal government’s cap on study permits for international students is essentially a moratorium by stealth that is already causing significant and unnecessary upheaval for students, employers and communities,” Colleges Ontario said in a Thursday statement.
The group that represents 24 Ontario public colleges accused the federal government of rushing its decision without consulting colleges.
“Ontario’s public colleges are calling for the federal government to treat the post-graduate credentials at public colleges the same way it treats the post-graduate credentials at universities and to exempt them from the cap,” the statement said.
