Canada’s province, British Columbia, has announced a two-year ban on admitting international students to tertiary institutions in the province. Federal Immigration Minister, Marc Miller, said in a CBC report that the measure is part of an effort to reduce new student visa issuances by 35% for the current year.B.C. Premier David Eby noted the need to rectify issues within the international education system, acknowledging its significant role in the province’s socio-economic framework.
Eby said, “There are a wide array of private institutions, big and small in our province, but regardless of the size of the institution, our expectations of the level of quality are the same.The B.C. Federation of Students, representing over 170,000 students at universities, colleges, and institutes, welcomed the changes as a positive first step and recognition of long-standing concerns. The Federation emphasised the urgency of addressing exploitative international recruitment and the dependency of public post-secondary institutions on tuition from foreign student