Canada to further cut international student, foreign worker permits / Photo: Lars Hagberg - AFP/File
-
Lights out in Laos as electricity exports surge
-
Anthropic details Claude misuse as US targets major illicit online marketplace
-
Steven Strogatz weighs AI mathematics advances and their consequences for researchers
-
Venezuelans outside Caracas say capital not sharing blackout burden
-
Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree
-
Anthropic boss calls for slowing pace of AI development
-
French IT giant Capgemini sells subsidiary after row over ICE links
-
BRICS nations urge 'maximum restraint' in Middle East war
-
Quebec Brokerage Qubit Insurance Announces New Data on Coverage Shortfalls as Rebuilding Costs Rise
-
Europe eyes battle over 'pervert' AI glasses
-
Lady Gaga welcomes first child with fiance: US media
-
Children in flood-hit Nepal grapple with loss, cling to hope
-
Bhutan business bets on hazelnuts for farming future
-
Venice Film Festival: A look back on the highlights
-
'Widow's Bay' and 'The Pitt' are favorites for Emmys night
-
DR Congo school fire stampede death toll rises to 26: UNICEF
-
Coastal erosion forces cancellation of California music festival
-
Dance Fitness Tempe Announces Expansion of Accessible Digital Movement Programs
-
Argentina's Dirty War rears its head in Venice film
-
Europe saw record summer air traffic despite Mideast war: Eurocontrol
-
UK lawmakers throw out bill to legalise assisted dying
-
Relatives of 9/11 victims hit out at Saudi Arabia -- and US leaders
-
US inflation steady in August, fueling Fed rate hike expectations
-
Relative of 9/11 victim unleashes searing attack on Saudi Arabia
-
New York marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-
Czech antitrust office lets Turkey's Pegasus Airlines buy Smartwings
-
Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $4.78 bn: foreign ministry
-
Investors on edge as energy costs, surging bond yields roil markets
-
JUMO and Standard Bank launch Social Finance Framework to scale inclusive finance in Africa
-
UK lawmakers to vote again on failed assisted dying bill
-
Doomsday tech: could AI really kill us all?
-
Yemen's Houthis complete takeover of Bab al-Mandab area: govt official to AFP
-
French comedy show 'Call my agent' makes film comeback
-
Fast-pace dance takes I.Coast's working-class streets by storm
-
It's all coming back: Celine Dion fans gear up for Paris return
-
Fans celebrate Celine Dion's Paris return with giant karaoke
-
Researchers eye AI revolution in natural disaster forecasts
-
Appreciation, anger await as Trump heads to Irish golf resort
-
US braces for inflation report that may push Fed to hike rates
-
Putin arrives in India for BRICS summit coloured by wars
-
Musk threatens legal action over documentary
-
Carney says in touch with Trump, Canada ready for 'fair' trade deal
-
Latin America fact-check group asks Meta not to replace verification practice
-
Tag Markets Names Craig Lund Chief Executive Officer
-
AI Risks to Enter 60–80% of Liability and Cyber Insurance Underwriting by 2028, ScienceSoft Predicts
-
ECB lifts borrowing costs amid energy shock, opens door for more hikes
-
Tribal Launches Campfire, Letting Business and Technical Teams Build on Salesforce Together
-
Global Tokenized Real Estate Market to Hit up to $3 Trillion by 2030, ScienceSoft Predicts
-
Stocks fall as fresh oil surge fans inflation fears
-
US producer inflation tops expectations as diesel costs jump
Canada to further cut international student, foreign worker permits
Canada announced Wednesday it was slashing international student permits next year, and tightening foreign worker rules to further bring down the number of temporary residents in the country.
The move comes after several recent rounds of restrictions aimed at taming record immigration levels that pushed Canada's population past 41 million earlier this year.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has pointed to the high immigration as straining the country's housing sector, jobs market and social services.
"It is a privilege to come to Canada. It is not a right," Immigration Minister Marc Miller told a news conference.
In 2025, Ottawa plans to issue 437,000 study permits to international students, down from 485,000 this year and more than 500,000 in 2023.
It is also putting new limits on work permits for spouses of some international students and foreign workers. And it will be stepping up checks before issuing travel visas to stem a spike in fraudulent or rejected asylum claims.
Ottawa has already said it would reduce the number of temporary residents to five percent of the population, down from 6.8 percent in April.
D.Avraham--CPN
