Growing number of international students in Ontario raising concerns about potential exploitation, and reports of students recruited by agents abroad based on sky-high promises that don’t align with realities after arriving in Canada
Public colleges in Ontario are introducing new rules designed to protect international students from recruiters who use false or misleading claims about life in Canada.
“As the international interest in Canada has grown, we found that every now and then, we were coming across agents who were out recruiting students in ways that the colleges weren’t at all comfortable with,” said Linda Franklin, president of Colleges Ontario. The organization represents Ontario’s 24 publicly funded colleges.
This includes “terminating contracts with any education agent who has been involved in any serious, deliberate or ongoing conduct that is false, misleading, deceptive, or in breach of the law.” But community groups that advocate for international students say the effect of the new rules will likely be limited. The worst exploitation, they said, often takes place at private colleges – which do not fall under the purview of Colleges Ontario.
“They’re promised that for X amount of dollars, they’ll help their young one get into an accredited Canadian institution that will lead to a work permit and permanent residency and immigration,” said Gurpreet Malhotra, chief executive of Indus Community Services in Peel Region. “That’s the dream.”
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