Why a foreign student cap would be ‘disastrous’ for Canada's schools

The federal government says a cap on foreign student visas could help ease the housing crisis, but it could also be disastrous for some colleges and universities. CBC’s Ellen Mauro breaks down how and why so many Canadian schools rely on those lucrative international tuition fees. Sources: Financial Statistics of Education 1981-82 (Statistics Canada) https://publications.gc.ca/collection... University finances in the second year of the pandemic, 2021/2022 (Statistics Canada) https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily... Economic impact of international education in Canada – 2017 update (Statistics Canada) https://www.international.gc.ca/educa... CBC News: Marc Miller says Canada will host around 900,000 international students this year https://www.cbc.ca/1.6948733 Financial information of universities for the 2018/2019 school year (Statistics Canada) https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily... Prior to COVID-19, international students accounted for the growth in postsecondary enrolments and graduates (Statistics Canada) https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily... The State of Postsecondary Education in Canada 2023 (Higher Education Strategy Associates) https://higheredstrategy.com/wp-conte... #Canada #internationalstudents #news Subscribe to The National: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNa... More from CBC News | https://www.cbc.ca/news The National is the flagship of CBC News, showcasing award-winning journalism from across Canada and around the world. Led by Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault and Ian Hanomansing, our team of trusted reporters helps you make sense of the world, wherever you are.