Western’s main campus saw a 23.7 per cent increase in undergraduate 101 applications from Ontario secondary schools, with over 9,000 more applications compared to 2023. Huron saw a sharp 33.8
Ten Canadian universities and colleges have separately rebuffed online claims their admissions offices no longer recognise a diploma acquired by Hong Kong secondary school students after the exam was updated to include questions on patriotism and national security. The false claim circulated online as students in the territory prepared to take their exams in April 2024.