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International students navigate numerous barriers as they look to begin fall classes Simon Fraser University students are reflected in a pond as they line up to receive their degrees during the fall convocation ceremony at the university in Burnaby, B.C., Friday Oct. 11, 2013. International students coming to Canada this year as COVID-19 cases rise and fall in various parts of the world face numerous barriers such as visa backlogs, vaccinations, quarantine measures and booking flights. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck June 27, 2021 - 1:00 AM VANCOUVER - A prospec...

Her visa was approved last week. She will be working toward her master’s degree in publishing. “I haven’t had a chance to get excited about coming to Vancouver,” she said with a laugh. “My mind is occupied. First it was visa, now it is flights and quarantine.” International students coming to Canada this year as COVID-19 cases rise and fall in various parts of the world face numerous barriers such as visa backlogs, lack of vaccinations, quarantine measures and fewer available flights. A spokeswoman for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said the department has continued ...

A prospective student from Pakistan who will be enrolling in Vancouver's Simon Fraser University says she's “freaking out step-by-step” as she navigates hurdles to get her education, made far more difficult by COVID-19.

International students coming to Canada this year as COVID-19 cases rise and fall in various parts of the world face numerous barriers such as visa backlogs, lack of vaccinations, quarantine measures and fewer available flights.

The University of Toronto says it will require students living in residence this fall to be vaccinated against COVID-19.