International Students

When a private, fly-by-night college owned by a scandal-plagued Montreal family imploded, so did the dreams of hundreds of international students

With the traditional education-to-citizenship route disrupted, COVID-19 has thrown the future of international students in Canada into uncertainty

Fewer international students, half-full residences, shuttered food services and empty parking lots add up to devastating revenue losses. And public funding has fallen over the past decade. Universities are in for a reckoning.

In 2018 alone, 54.1 per cent of Canadian study permits went to students from only two countries: India and China. Here’s why and how schools are trying to change that.

When Ali Najaf came to Simon Fraser University, he had to learn everything about living on his own. But people were always ready to help.

It’s not easy for a fledgling school like Thompson Rivers University to compete on the international stage. That’s why they have a special strategy: TLC.

The fact that the school is in a smaller, less expensive city is part of the appeal. “It offered more of a community. You get to know your classmates.”

A pilot project at CBU connects international students with rural businesses

Immigration bureaucracy befuddles foreign students; these start-ups want to help with artificial intelligence

How schools compare for welcoming out-of-province and foreign students

Foreign students are streaming into this country as universities offer guaranteed housing, language classes and mentoring to help newcomers succeed

The problems look different from inside the classroom