Canada’s strategy of bringing in international students could be affected by the crisis
The number of incoming international students registered at Canada’s postsecondary colleges and universities has experienced a drastic drop. The situation is not only significantly reducing the income of these colleges and universities in the short term, but it will also affect Canada’s strategy of bringing in international talent. The hard fact is that international students at the University of Toronto and Dalhousie University in Halifax make up one-fourth of the student population at the two universities. Figures from the federal immigration department show that the department issued 47,970 and 64,785 study permits in the first and second quarters respectively this year. However, in the first and second quarters of 2019, IRCC issued 64,305 and 83,395 study permits. The long-term implications of the COVID-19 crisis yet to be determined.
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