Leah Hamilton, Author at Asia Times https://asiatimes.com/author/leah-hamilton/ Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia Sat, 27 Jan 2024 04:59:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://asiatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ATLogo-192px.png Leah Hamilton, Author at Asia Times https://asiatimes.com/author/leah-hamilton/ 32 32 173017365 Canada falsely blames foreign students for its housing, health-care woes https://asiatimes.com/2024/01/canada-falsely-blames-foreign-students-for-its-housing-health-care-woes/ https://asiatimes.com/2024/01/canada-falsely-blames-foreign-students-for-its-housing-health-care-woes/#respond Sat, 27 Jan 2024 03:52:18 +0000 https://asiatimes.com/?p=756485

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced a new cap on international students. In 2024, IRCC aims to issue 360,000 study permits, a 35% reduction from 2023. This announcement comes on the heels of a doubling of the cost-of-living requirement, whereby international students coming to study in any province except Quebec have to demonstrate […]

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