Most international students to be allocated to public institutions under new Ontario rules

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The Ford government has revealed plans for distributing international students in Ontario after a federal cap slashed the province's number by roughly 50 per cent.

RELATED: Confidential government documents, obtained by Global News, revealed Ontario Premier Doug Ford shut down internal recommendations to raise tuition rates for college and university students. Colin D'Mello has the story. – Feb 27, 2024has announced it will be allocating almost every international student to public universities and colleges, with private career colleges set to receive no international student places at all.

The number of international students enrolled in 2023 will act as a high water mark for non-domestic enrolment, with institutions not allowed to have more international students than they did that year. The ratio of international students will also not be able to exceed 55 per cent of 2023’s first-year domestic enrolment rate, with exceptions for “high-demand” programs.

On Wednesday, the government announced it would be spreading the reduced number of international students mainly between public institutions. Colleges Ontario CEO Marketa Evans said colleges are pleased their institutions will receive the bulk of the international study permit applications, but they are still left in the lurch.

 

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