As international enrolment grows, some say the influx is feeding into the housing crisis
McMaster University economist Arthur Sweetman, an expert on immigration and public policy, said the growth in international students is an example of what happens when policy makers misunderstand the incentives they create.
Revenue generated through increased enrolment has helped the college boost hiring, invest in new facilities as well as in new programs and student services, the statement added, including supports for students seeking employment. It has expanded its Kitchener campus, opened one in downtown Guelph and will open two new locations in Milton next year.
He said housing affordability is an issue that cuts across society. Seneca has about 1,350 residence spaces and more than 28,000 students. The college would like to work with governments and the private sector to build more, Mr. Agnew said. “When these folks come into the housing system they’re trying to find relatively affordable housing and they’re also displacing other folks who are trying to find relatively affordable rental housing,” Prof. Pomeroy said. The competition heats up and international students, who are nearly all renters, often outbid low-income Canadians in the bottom quartile of the rental market.
Construction crews build new housing in Brampton, one of the Greater Toronto Area communities where many international students have come to live during their studies.At a Brampton gurdwara on an August Sunday, a steady stream of students from a range of Ontario colleges with GTA campuses arrives to join the prayers and stay for a free meal served by the community kitchen. Many of them say it’s a struggle to pay tuition and meet their basic needs.
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