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Nearly 14,000 asylum claims filed by international students in Canada so far in 2024
International students filed almost 14,000 asylum claims while in Canada over the first nine months of this year, a record reached even as the number of new study permits issued to students fell significantly.
The Record
“An unpredictable system”
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Headlines for February 27, 2025
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