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International student visas for Canada plummetCBC NewsJessica WongSep 04, 2025 Permits for students from abroad to study in Canada plummeted in the first half of this year, with nearly 90,000 fewer issued than a year earlier.This comes after the federal government introduced a cap on international student visas in early 2024.Between January and June 2024, Canada issued 125,034 international study permits.Between January and June of this year, that fell to 36,417, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) told CBC News on Wednesday. IRCC provided figures for the first halves of 2024 and 2025.The number of applications for international student visas has also dropped. In the first half of 2025, the department received 302,795 applications, down from 398,675 in the first half of 2024 and 575,535 in the first half of 2023.IRCC spokesperson Laura Blondeau said the drop in the number of applications received in 2025 is "a clear sign that the measures we've put in place are working."Blondeau said overall, the agency is "focused on attracting top global talent to help grow our economy.""We will continue to work closely with provinces and territories, designated learning institutions and national education stakeholders to develop a sustainable path forward for international students."(more)https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/intl-student-permits-drop-1.7624350
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You may find 'nobility' in a savage. But never forget that his first instinct is to kill you.
You cannot "COEXIST" with people who want to kill you.
If they kill their own with no conscience, there is nothing to stop them from killing you.
Rational fear and anger at vicious murderous Islamic terrorists is the same as irrational antisemitism, according to the Leftists
