International student enrolment down 45 per cent: Universities Canada

A group representing nearly 100 of Canada's universities is warning of declining enrolment and revenue as the government's crackdown on foreign students takes hold.

Gabriel Miller, president of Universities Canada, told Global News when the schools officially finish counting how many students have arrived and enrolled, there will be at least a 45 per cent drop of international students. The final tally will be reported in October.

As our Mackenzie Gray reports, universities say the impacts are much worse than they had initially feared.

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[CaWalrusJr]

They should not build their operating model based on international students

[ahmedawad]

This is a clear tell sign that post-secondary education is only attractive in Canada, because of the possibility of working or becoming a permanent resident. Once word got out that there could be changes and restrictions, students immediately became uninterested.

[bigpurplepops]

It's hard to feel sympathy towards an addiction like this.
This was completely preventable corrosion of the system.

[kanthan]

So universities want to make money and don't care about the consequences.

[shahjehan]

GOOD. Let us start giving Canadian students opportunities FIRST.

[InvisibleHotdog]

The lobby groups and their clients are like arsonists complaining about not enough matches or gas

[phoreal]

Calculus hasn't changed in over 100 years, why is the cost of teaching it so high? Gotta ask the university what are they spending their money on?

[MrAtaguas]

Put a hold on any new international student applications for 5 years and then re-evaluate. It's good for all parties involved both the students and the Canadians.

[eddiev]

Goes to show how unworthy Canadian education is since these students paid high amounts of tuition as a back door to immigration. The moment that door was closed the output was immediate.

[wizardofthewest]

Canadians want Canadians attending schools.

[patientzero]

Remove the license for international students to work. Their stay in Canada will depend on their entry visa. For example, you have visitor visa, your privileges in Canada is based on term limit of visitation and cannot be change to any status like refugee or family reunification.

[Chimmy.]

Institutions like colleges and universities should become a nonprofit organization to prevent corporate greed.

[LifeofWalk]

I heard families fund their entire life savings! Imagine the insane pressure on the kid! 😬

[misty]

We need our students to get accepted, not international ones.

[mahirhaque]

Imagine a government actually doing right for the citizens of that country? I know shocking!

[patrickcowan]

Opens up spaces for Canadian children. The future of Canada.

[highstreetkillers]

Why are we paying to educate people that aren't even from here or will stay? Whole concept should be gone.

[KoolKat]

I think the title should say 45% reduction in Indian students NOT international students

[byvrub]

International students are probably willing to pay that much because graduating from a Canadian university is a pathway for them to immigrate to what they still perceive as a great country. But sooner or later, the information that Canada has been turned into a basket case will filter back to their home countries.

[ZA-tdhf]

Great news, don't allow scammers into this country.