Move could inflict ‘significant damage’ on Canada’s reputation according to some in the field
As Ottawa moves to include graduate students in its cap on international study permits, experts and advocates alike are raising questions about the need for the move, and suggesting it could prompt top talent to look elsewhere.
“All those I spoke to felt surprised or even blindsided by the announcement,” he said in an email, describing the sector as “already in a state of crisis.” Numbers shared by U15 Canada, an association of 15 public research universities, suggest current levels of graduate students are already below the new cap — and that this group has not been significantly contributing to the bloated numbers of temporary residents Ottawa is trying to address.
Asked for a rationale, Miller’s office said the idea is to prevent bad actors from finding ways to get around the rules. While Canada has built up a reputation over decades for welcoming them with open arms, he suggested that’s changing: “The headline is going to be, and has been, that Canada is not as welcoming as we have been traditionally.”
Even if the total number of current graduate students doesn’t seem to exceed the cap, the distribution of permits could mean that such programs suffer significantly, he said in an email.“Many programs, I tend to think, would struggle to survive, and some could face a completely uncertain future.”
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