Nova Scotia universities and colleges are seeing a 35 per cent cut to the total number of international study permit applications they will receive in 2024 from the federal government. The Cape Breton University cafeteria is seen in Sydney, N.S., Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Wadden.The federal government is cutting the number of international study permits for Nova Scotia universities and colleges by 35 per cent this year.
Nova Scotia Advanced Education Minister Brian Wong says his department has distributed this year’s permits among the province’s 32 universities, colleges, private career colleges and language schools.Canada’s population hits 41M months after breaking 40M threshold