Canada is capping the number of study permits it approves over the next two years to get a handle on a ballooning international student program.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced new limits to the program on Monday, including a temporary cap that will reduce the number of new student visas by 35 per cent this year.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says there were more than 807,000 permit-holders in the country in 2022, which is nearly a 31 per cent increase over 2021.
More than half of those students were in Ontario in 2022.
(The Canadian Press)
