It’s a boondoggle to be honest. The Feds made this sweeping announcement and it was not previously coordinated with the provinces (though to be fair the provinces have so far not signalled any willingness to address the problem). How this is going to play out at the provincial level is anyone’s guess. The provinces that will be mostly affected are Ontario, BC, and Nova Scotia as they have the greatest number of international students. Mostly though it’s an Ontario problem as 50% of international students are enrolled here. The premiers have so far been mum on all of this. There was a further announcement today that there should be some additional provisions to protect French language institutions, both those inside and outside of Quebec, from being too severely impacted. Beyond that what’s going to happen is anyone’s guess.
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