The policy change, announced by Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will see the end of the temporary allowance for students to work more than 20 hours per week off campus on April 30, 2024. Starting this fall, students will be permitted to work up to 24 hours per week
Students aren’t the primary driver of rising home prices or rental costs in the country while healthcare systems have been in decline for over a decade.
Canada Immigration, Student Visa News: In order to reduce the impact of international students on housing and address the issues related to the institutional practices, Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller recently announced a 2-year cap on student visas. Reportedly, this move aims to restrict the number of student visas granted and target institutions that exhibit unpleasant practices.
Study Visa permits in Canada for India students, Immigration news: In a major development, a report stated that the number of study permits, issued to Indian students by Canada, has fallen sharply, late last year, after New Delhi ejected Canadian diplomats who would process the permits. A top Canadian official told Reuters that fewer Indian students applied for the study visa permits in Canada due to a diplomatic dispute over the assasination of a Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.