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Universities say cuts to international student permits will deal financial blow, make recruiting tougher
Students walking on St. George St. near the University of Toronto, are photographed on Nov 23, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
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International student tuition helps Ontario end 2023-24 fiscal year with nearly balanced budget
Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy receives a standing ovation as he tables the Ontario provincial budget at the legislature at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Ontario ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with a nearly balanced budget, in part due to higher-than-expected revenue from international student tuition at colleges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
politics
Chinese embassy pressed University of Ottawa and Global Affairs over academic’s Taiwan trip
The embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ottawa is shown on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. China’s embassy in Ottawa is denying reports of attempted election interference in Canada, saying the claims are “baseless and defamatory.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Morning Update: Lessons from international students
Sarabjit Singh has been coming by the protest before and after his shifts as a CNC machinist, often sleeping in the tents before heading back to work. After coming to Canada as an international student, he was able to find full time work in his field directly out of school. Singh worries about keeping his job as his temporary permit to stay in Canada expires at the end of this month - with no guarantee of removal. Now, he’s part of a small group of workers, international students and community members who have kept a protest-encampment on the side of a busy road in Brampton, Ontario going for over a week. They are calling for longer post-graduate work permits for international students and better pathways to permanent residency. Recent changes in Canadian immigration policy have left at least 100 000 former international students at risk of being forced to return to their home country once their permits expire. September 6, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
hockey
The Gaudreau brothers left a legacy at Boston College and beyond
A sign hangs above the trophy case at Boston College's Conte Forum mourning the deaths of former Eagles hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau in Boston, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Jimmy Golen)
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Message threatening shooting at Oshawa school leads to arrest of Whitby woman: police
Police in a city east of Toronto say a man is in critical condition after he was stabbed multiple times while he was pushing his granddaughter in a stroller Tuesday morning. A Durham Regional Police car is shown at a Bowmanville, Ont. shopping centre parking lot on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
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Ottawa’s cap on international study permits is creating financial consequences for universities, leaders say
Gordon Ly (L), Angel Tang (C) and Silvia Fong walk along King’s College Rd. at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus on July 21, 2021. The two graduated from the Faculty of Arts & Science in June and had rented gowns to have their portraits taken by Ly at the downtown campus after graduations were held virtually this year. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
opinion
A new academic year requires a new approach to combatting antisemitism on campus
Michael Geist
canada
For photojournalists, the end of Loyalist College’s program leaves a void in Canada’s stories
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Quebec labour tribunal orders McGill to stop obstructing union of law professors
The Quebec labour tribunal has ordered McGill University to stop obstructing and interfering with a union representing full-time law professors. McGill University law professors strike outside the law faculty in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Financial deficits, public pressure make for challenging year ahead for postsecondary institutions
Students outside the R.D Parker building on the Laurentian University campus in Sudbury, Ont. are photographed on Sept 12, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
world
Jewish students at Columbia faced hostile environment during pro-Palestinian protests, report finds
FILE - Student protesters gather inside their encampment on the Columbia University campus, on April 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)
canada
International student enrolment drops below federal cap: Universities Canada
Universities Canada president and CEO Gabriel Miller speaks to reporters after appearing as a witness at a House of Commons standing committee on Justice and Human Rights on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, May 27, 2024. Universities Canada says international student enrolment has fallen below the cap the federal government set on international student visas this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
International student enrolment has fallen below federal cap, Universities Canada says
McGill University campus is seen Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
opinion
Canada actually needs more arts graduate students. We’ve just been doing it wrong
Jonathan Malloy, Loleen Berdahl and Lisa Young
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Bishop’s University reports drop in enrolment despite exemption from tuition hike
The Quebec Fleur-de-lis provincial flag flies on top of the National Assembly’s main tower, January 18, 2023 in Quebec City. An English-language university that was exempted from Quebec’s controversial tuition hike says it’s still seeing a drop in enrolment of out-of-province students. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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McGill law professors on strike in protest of challenge to union certification
McGill University law professors strike outside the law faculty in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
real estate
Postsecondary students in Canada face a tight housing market. Some developers see that as an opportunity
Student housing projects by Utile, a Montreal-based non-profit that develops and operates student rental housing. The building the company's latest project, named La Canopée, in Trois-Rivières. It contains 179 apartments and its first tenants moved in in June this year. Studios are rented at $629 per month, services included (electricity, hot water, heating, internet, fridge and oven). The other picture is of the common room in l'Ardoise, a 205 apartment building in Québec City which opened in 2023. All Utile buildings have one common room where students can go to study or socialize.
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Montreal’s Concordia University reports drop in enrolment after tuition hike
Montreal's Concordia University is reporting a nearly 30-per-cent drop in new registrations of out-of-province students following a tuition hike announced last year by the Quebec government. Concordia University is seen in Montreal on Feb. 23. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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