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Canada’s big science facilities look for signs of a new deal with Ottawa
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N.L. immigration minister demands clarity from Ottawa on impact of international student cap
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Ontario to give nearly all study permits to public colleges and universities
The Ontario government is awarding nearly its entire allotment of international study permits to universities and publicly funded colleges, shutting out private career colleges and concentrating the funds generated by the international student program in the public sector.
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The federal government is imposing a 35 per cent cut on international study permits in Nova Scotia, curbing the growth the province’s universities and colleges have seen as a result of soaring international enrolment.
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