19 September 2024 - Canada to further cut permits for international students and temporary foreign workers
Federal government to further limit number of international students
Stephanie Ha (CTV News, 19/09/2024)
The federal government will be further limiting the number of international students permitted to enter Canada next year. It’s the government’s latest immigration-related measure to address Canadians’ ongoing housing and affordability concerns.
IRCC announces tighter cap for study permits and changes to PGWP eligibility
Edana Robitaille and Asheesh Moosapeta (CIC News, 18/09/2024)
“The international student cap is here to stay” according to Canada's Immigration Minister, Marc Miller.
Reaction to federal government’s move to further cap international student permits
Heather Senoran (CTV News, 19/09/2024)
The federal government is reducing its 2025 international student study permits by another 10 per cent from the 2024 target.
So instead of 485,000, only 437,000 permits will be issued next year.
Why the open work permit for migrant workers is an inadequate solution
Kate Swanson, Alyssa Weeks and Elizabeth Fitting (The Conversation, 18/09/2024)
Every year, thousands of migrant workers arrive in Canada to grow, process and prepare our foods. Yet, in July 2024, a United Nations report referred to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) as a “breeding ground for contemporary slavery.”