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Canada’s limits on international students’ postgrad work permits are ‘elitism,’ Ontario colleges say
In an open letter to Immigration Minister Marc Miller released Tuesday, Colleges Ontario said the new policy that will kick in on Nov. 1 fails to take into account regional economic needs and won’t better align the international student program with Canada’s labour market.
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Mentorship network for Indigenous students in Atlantic Canada sees funding applications double
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Exacerbate labour shortages’: Ontario public college grads no longer guaranteed work visas
The group representing public colleges in Ontario says a further tightening of work permits for international students “jeopardizes” the province’s ability to meet “pressing labour market needs” as colleges come to terms with significantly reduced complements of foreign students.
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