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A group of Senators recommends stricter criteria for the so-called designated learning institutions to host international students and steeper penalties to hold them accountable to “unscrupulous behaviour and negligence” of their recruitment agents.
Canada immigration minister has said that Canadian authorities are concerned about integrity of education system for international students. He cited housing crunch, and fraud in system. However, he ruled out cap on number of immigration students as a solution
Institutions meeting certain criteria will be designated as Trusted Institutions. While the full implications of this designation are not yet fully clarified, the IRCC has indicated that Trusted Institutions may benefit from streamlined and expedited processing for their applicants.
IRCC plans to implement Trusted Institution framework to its student visa program by 2024, aiming to modernise the International Student Program.
Advocates for those who come to Canada to study say more needs to be done at all levels of government to not only build more student housing, but to examine the incentives post-secondary institutions have to bring students to Canada in the first place.