B.C's international students weigh in on Canada's decision to cap new international student permits

[@rachelk8368]

International students don't need to study here- it is their choice. Put Canadians first.

[@madhavcool8057]

Yes, but most Cdn kids don’t have money to go to college or university. Especially I see that in small towns.

[@myguykaikai9215]

Unfortunately post-secondary education is a for-profit business. That’s just the world we must live in.

[@Ont785]

@@madhavcool8057 As long as they have the marks, they can go to school. There are loans and bursaries to anybody that wants to go

[@Ont785]

@@myguykaikai9215 Of course it is! And once you graduate, you get a good paying job… that’s what this is all about.. You act as if education should be free and the job you get afterwards doesn’t matter…

[@tonybaloney8401]

​@@madhavcool8057man, I wonder what occurred in the 90s that sent the tuition prices up, guess it's a complete mystery

[@stevestevenson3252]

I can't find it in me to care about immigrants or foreign students when my government doesn't even care about its own citizens.

[@joka5345]

😂😂 What you want them to do?

It's got nothing to do with what government thinks or does and everything to do with WE DON'T CARE WHAT THEY THINK. When did they get to have an opinion on anything Canadian. They got no vote and they ain't getting one.

[@stevestevenson3252]

Your comment has little to do with what I said, perhaps you don't get what I'm saying.

[@Babbarkhalsa84]

True

[@gazthejaz8910]

It’s because the Canadian government uses international students as cash cows. They don’t care about them once they are here. They just want their money 💰

[@Do-not-be-sheep]

International students are supposed to have enough money in their bank account to pay for their education, accommodation, and food. And yet they are making generous use of food banks - why?

[@murdadacase]

Our evil government just gives anything away and then has cbc whine about capping international looters and opportunists.

[@rishi505]

Justin need resign

[@earlhildebrand]

Because it's a scam. You just need to show you have 10k in your bank account once. It's easy enough to have that money transferred in, then return it after the vetting period

[@colleenpeck6347]

India falsified their bank balances.

[@aalampara7853]

Greedy

[@61countdown]

International students have no say in how we run our country. They are guests.

[@Jatt1313-c9m]

Really

[@rishi505]

Home Crisis ,High Crime , High Rent , unlimited International students and refugees and Inflation is gift to Canada by Mr Justin T . He should resign

[@alexxx7066]

Excellent comment 👌

[@colleenpeck6347]

They need to accept and follow the new laws.

[@aalampara7853]

Exactly 👍🏼

[@nephilimshammer9567]

Wef just won't stop. News should ask Canadians opinions not internationals

[@JoeBlow-p5g]

Yes and our politicians on the left and the right are in the wef pocket. Like all of them.

[@jeffvandepol8900]

CBC. Stop turning off comments on other posts. It makes you guys seem weak. Stop quelling conversation. There is a reason why your ratings are hot garbage.

[@andrewgiblin3468]

Seem weak?? They are gutless!!

[@jeffvandepol8900]

@@andrewgiblin3468 they are a laughing stock. I can't wait until they are defunded and stop appearing on my feed.

[@rally_chronicles]

Cbc should online come on line from 7pm Saturday night to 1am. Hockey. Then it should be static till next week How many times can you remake Anne of green gables? No one cares about cbc programs

[@Mind.body.fitness]

Look every student is india. 😅 no international students its induan student.

[@gatosyratones]

Let others come in, than you can call yourself multicultural.

[@StinkyIndianStudent]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@StinkyIndianStudent]

@@gatosyratones No thanks

[@mujkocka]

Generally they are Indians, Pakistanis, mainland Chinese, and Africans. Uk cracks down on these colleges. Canada should too.

[@jesssandhu9432]

Let's not bring racism into it

[@johnbolt665]

it's interesting that the countries these students come from also have universities!

[@braydopaintrain4346]

At this rate its just the 21st century version of colonization. Trudeau said he sees us as a post nation state and he meant it.

[@TheAryanKnight]

they do not come here to study they come here to get scammed after getting false hopes from immigration scams based in Canada. Please close down 80 percent of immigration centers they are scams. Keep immigration services only at the government level.

[@WeAreNotPoland]

And scam call centers.....protected by government.

[@KoayChan]

The "students" basically admitted they are here to "get a job" and "get a better life". What about studying?

[@joka5345]

They have to graduate to get full time work permit

[@deshmaa1177]

That's right. Studying is a gateway to immigration. They have zero plans to return home.

[@whitesquirrel4131]

they are here to find a means of immigrating illegally, ie. staying long past the time to leave

[@hastingsroofing]

@@whitesquirrel4131 it's time for them to leave now!

[@Brandon_388]

@@hastingsroofingno

[@JessT-vg7ib]

International students don't have a right to weigh in on Canadian politics. Them being here is a privilege; if they don't like it here then leave.

[@melanieevans4443]

@fundashark218you can’t be serious? Hate crime? If you aren’t Canadian you don’t get to dictate or criticize Canadian politics. They can leave if they don’t like it in Canada. No one had forced them to fly to Canada. Start school and then not have thought of how they were going to pay to live in Canada. Honestly I think some Canadians are dense. Any country that I decided to go to school in would expect me to pay for everything myself. So maybe it’s time folks realized if you don’t like Canada that’s okay. But we aren’t here to provide for you.

[@Beauloqs]

​@fundashark218 and you drawing breath is oxygen theft......

[@nephilimshammer9567]

They are mad because the free ride is ending.

[@user4194]

Canada is my home, and I don't believe guests who don't follow my home rules can treat it as nicely as I do."

[@Ont785]

@fundashark218 Lol

[@Ont785]

Canadians first. Justin Trudeau‘s vision of Canada, has us being the playground for everybody else on the planet. This is a sovereign country, it is not Here so we can improve the education of foreigners and therefore improve their business competition levels.

[@jackfrost8600]

Well said

[@MrMannyhw]

Ya but these guys just want our passport. Then stay here. Then they will go the next best thing. Canada is like their spring board.

[@shem4753]

Biggest problem is that international students can bring their spouse.parents and siblings on visitor visa while they are on study permits.many international students bring their spouse over started having kids while they are on work permits or study permits.

[@melanieevans4443]

Time to ask them to leave. This was never about bringing families over. It means they think Canada is simply a destination not a country. If a student has $$$$$$ and want to go to school great. If they want to work. No. If they went to bring over anyone. No. It’s school not a vacation.

[@tonybaloney8401]

​@@fourteendays544why even let them in at that point? They'll just take opportunities from Canadian students

[@jimmyj5557]

I guess, that was the cheapest way to immigrate to Canada. If someone wanna immigrate to Canada on Investment Immigration, Why spend quarter of a million dollars or more to buy a business? They would just send their kid to study and she or he can bring the parents later. That was no brainer.😁 This was the routine practice. Feds finally figured it out.

[@Brandon_388]

@@fourteendays544why would you even let them study if you want to get rid of them? That makes no sense 😂

[@V_for_Vovin]

@@jimmyj5557 Why would they need to invest a quarter million dollars to immigrate here? Last time I checked, the Trudeau regime made it possible to just outright buy Canadian citizenship for like $230,000. This was awhile back.

[@MKK520]

Tens thousand foreign students get work permits per the study permits! While Canadians cannot find a place to live and a job to pay their high cost of living! What's the purpose of this plan?

[@whitesquirrel4131]

replacement / invasion no really, that's fucking it.

[@justobserving4862]

Do you want to stop immigration altogether or just reduce it

[@rally_chronicles]

We're nice

[@gazthejaz8910]

@@whitesquirrel4131BS you think the Canadian government even cares about these international students? They don’t because they just use them as cash cows and just want their money. They are even recruited in their homelands from university recruiters from Canada to encourage them to come and study in Canada. It’s all for profit

[@lesserclaypool]

Cap it at zero

[@StinkyIndianStudent]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@eashaantiwari7292]

@@StinkyIndianStudent If you did that most Universities and Colleges would go under. International fees is responsible for 30-50% of the budget of most Universities. At Colleges its even higher. The provincial governments have not increased the grants for schools since the 80s. And if they have to all of a sudden increase grants it means your taxes get raised.

[@JorgeSanchez-sh2nl]

Least racist PP voter

[@duixianzhuanyong1858]

it seems like you are okay with those refugees your country imports in droves from the rest of the world? Do your research on how much international students have brung to your country. if it weren't for them your school will go bankrupt within a blink of an eye

[@anamah3653]

-10% sounds better

[@bilsid]

The subpar Canadian diploma mill "institutions" must be lobbying very strongly. I cant see anyone else making a profit directly out of this.

[@jackfrost8600]

Absolutely!! Canadians dont gain anything other than disadvantages its just a big money making scheme for the gov and these colleges

[@aalampara7853]

100% of puppy mills profits goes in to their pockets!

[@hv3115]

I work in an auto parts factory north of Toronto. Companies like mine and corporations love international students. They are a source of cheap, slave labour. They come in through temp agencies who pay them in cash so no one can trace how many hours they work. They work hard and long hours for less pay.. so big business loves it. You can't blame them for coming here to have a better life. But the downward pressure they put on wages and the upward pressure on housing is a problem for Canadians, especially on the lower end of the socio-economic ladder. As usual, the government implements policies that benefit big corporations at the expense of most Canadians.

[@aalampara7853]

@@hv3115 These corporations are the one’s keep Trudeau is power! They will fund heavily to bring Trudeau back in power next time too! Wait and see! It’s already happening

[@bilsid]

@hv3115 Exactly 💯, the question is then, why do we direct all our energies and hatred to these people who are poorer and less fortunate than us, instead of those in power who are creating the capacity for this to take place by lobbying for it etc

[@alizan7133]

The international students are taking all the Canadian citizens jobs,It's hard to get hired even for a basic job because they only hire international students. Their the reason why everything has become more expensive and it's making it harder for us Canadians to live. I have been looking for a job for so long and no one has hired me. They said they only hire international students,It's very frustrating.

[@Bow2me..]

Yeah I notice at Walmart they only hire Indian students.. I don't see any Canadian or other heritage work at walmart

[@AndreaWhy-ky3zj]

It could be because the managers are probably Indian and they stick together and hire their own

[@AmanSS890]

Someone should interview Canadians on the streets to see what they feel about international students the answer won’t be so. So nice let say that ….. but they won’t .

[@shawnkelly695]

They are all against canada.

[@GCM25418]

TRU -Kamloops Students are taking away affordable seniors housing. That's not acceptable. We're Canadian Seniors, we have a right to housing. It's not our responsibility to give international students housing.

[@nephilimshammer9567]

India and Africa is more diverse

[@checkfactschecking]

Yeah right. As a senior are you willing to sleep on a mattress in a basement room sharing 1 bedroom with 3 strangers? Is that what you are pining for? You have no clue what these students are willing to go through just to get an education and better life in Canada. Go after your city council and get their lazy *ss** going on this problem.

[@jacksonmaxwell7502]

​@@InsaneCopePosseForget these punks. The seniors built this country a d the houses you live in Canadian seniors are first

[@jacksonmaxwell7502]

​@@InsaneCopePossemellenials and gen z. Let them earn the right to education. I worked my way through school.

[@jacksonmaxwell7502]

I worked my way through school. The mellenials and Gan z are the biggest cry babies. They want everything given to them. They don't want to work for the rights as I did

[@long7209]

We canadians are not supposed to provide international students with jobs. They are supposed to come and paid for their study. If you cannot afford to come to study, then just do not come.

[@Bow2me..]

Exactly!!

[@shem4753]

There is no housing.healthcare or jobs for Canadians and why CBC WORRY ABOUT THIS OUTSIDERS 😂.

[@fromhigherground4272]

Agreed; then don’t milk these students.

[@shem4753]

@@fromhigherground4272 and they aren't doing it any favour by coming over and paying fees as they are taking up canadian housing.healthcare and jobs as well as using services like transit services.nothing comes for free.

[@fromhigherground4272]

@@shem4753 they are paying for the housing, it’s not coming to them for free. As for healthcare, they are in the prime of their lives, the burden they put on the healthcare system is negligible.

[@shem4753]

@@fromhigherground4272 and those houses is getting build for Canadians and Canadians should have priority on those houses.healthcare systems over noncanadians.those outsiders taking up jobs.housing.healthcare when we don't have enough housing.healthcare or jobs for Canadians.

[@shem4753]

@@fromhigherground4272 no one is burden i canada and we all pay taxes but when we don't have enough housing.healthcare or jobs for Canadians and giving it to outsiders is nothing more than stupid.

[@Beauloqs]

Typical one sided reporting one expects from cbc, pathetic.

[@huhujojo1968]

Always , no mention of the bogus students who should be part of this story.

[@61countdown]

It should change it's name to the CDC. The Canadian Disinformation Corporation. Unfortunately, those initials are taken elsewhere by another Disinformation bureau.

[@AidaJof]

The international students do not have a voice in this matter, but they have the choice to study somewhere else. Canadians need to decide what is best for Canadians

[@CoolsBreeze]

There should be no reason that a college has like +50% international students. That's just ridiculous.

[@hastingsroofing]

I live in Belleville Ontario. We have a college and it's like 90% Indian.

[@justobserving4862]

I agree that’s ridiculous

[@Myiata1979]

Greed, just greed!

[@MentionBiscuit]

I do wish these students well and empathize with their situation especially being alone in another country but why are “international students” being emboldened to believe they are entitled to have any say in how a foreign country establishes their immigration policies?? They should try this lobbying in their homelands and see how far they get.

[@thebroketraveller9601]

All these news agencies trying to get sympathy points for the international students by showcasing these interviews, but never interview domestic/Canadian students opinions on this ban, probably because these news outlets are scared of what the Canadian views would be on this cap, as myself being a domestic student, am largely supportive and in fact the 360,000 they are still allowing visas for is still ridiculously too high, should just be a hard stop altogether

[@tarablue4472]

Neither my niece nor nephew could get summers jobs last year despite trying, and they started looking in the spring.

[@justobserving4862]

How many should it be

[@thebroketraveller9601]

@@justobserving4862 almost none, maximum 10k to 0 through the country until the job and housing markets open up a bit to allow for people who were actually born here to allow to get jobs and solidify their own futures, this country needs to take care of actual Canadians first, as it has not been doing this since 2015

[@AndreaWhy-ky3zj]

They themselves are Indian so of course they have a problem

[@neovenkata]

The NDP MP has some nerve, the current government is only there because of them. The NDP, lead by their crook leader is the reason for so much anger against the migrant community.

[@mujkocka]

A lot of people are not apt to study at the university level. It’s just a stepping stone for them to get PR. That’s all.

[@justobserving4862]

Canada is that good

[@katlynklassen809]

Five years ago i saw the issues this program would have. There is a vast difference between univirsity students and someone here studying "business" and the comunity college. The direct pressure on the low end rental market has forced no small number of canadians into homelessness.

[@charlesluu4311]

We need real students, not PR chasers.

[@justobserving4862]

What’s the difference. As a pr chaser, what am I doing wrong

[@randomperson9282]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@justobserving4862sadly u just came here at the wrong time.

[@justobserving4862]

I didn't even want to come to Canada at first. I was relatively well off in my country never had to do anything, that's how my dad can afford my fees. I only tried Canada because my uni back home was on strike for over a year, my mum lost patience and shipped me to Canada. however since I moved here and saw how good life is here. I really don't care what I do at this point. I make bank at macdonald, the sky is the limit from here. I just need this pr, I'll lick some boots for pr at this point. hopefully immigration doesn't see this post@@randomperson9282

[@TheAryanKnight]

and we need good universities with equal tuition fees that provide field jobs. Not scam centers with low woke education.

[@jg8060]

WHY ARE THEY ALL INDIAN?

[@gonefishing4204]

That’s because the government has an open door policy for India and a closed door policy for others.

[@jesssandhu9432]

Let's not bring racism into it

[@rally_chronicles]

Reeeeeeet

[@Tool-ql9ci]

Because they are being fooled. Trust me people have way better life back in india. They are being sold a dream which unfortunately is a scam. Indian education system is good enough ( we recently launched rocket to moon ) . These people are simply being fooled..

[@TheAryanKnight]

cause your government loves Indian money.

[@andrewgiblin3468]

Was recruiting at BCIT a few weeks ago for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) as our company has many vacancies. 90-95% of the students in these programs are neither permanent residents nor Canadian citizens and as such cannot meet federally mandated security requirements. How in earth does this tax payers supported programs aid Canada??? All these students are going back to china, mid east and Korea to support their industries paid for by us!!!

[@V_for_Vovin]

BCIT is trash anyways. I did an "advanced diploma" program with them a few years ago. Easily the worst educational experience I ever had and it's impossible to learn anything of substance with them trying to cram a 2-year program into 9 months, which is why the head instructor was telling us to "fake it till we make it" to get a career in that field, to which the worthless UBC grads were already used to but not me.

[@nazoko5]

International students pay much higher fees, and their education is not subsidized by the Canadian government. They actually bring in billions of dollars to the Canadian economy. That's why this program was started in the first place. It benefits Canada more, and these poor students are taken advantage of on many levels.

[@V_for_Vovin]

@@nazoko5 You haven't clued in yet that these international students (this one specific demographic) are gaming the system. They are willing to pay that increased tuition because the human trafficking rings that bring them here and register them in these programs are already putting them in heavy debt ($70,000 seems to be the average). They get into these school programs to gain permanent residency (citizenship), that's the reason, not because they plan to integrate and be productive for society. And then we have stupid politicians like Eby who remove that barrier and straight up allows them to work just for being a student, essentially giving them permanent residency just for arriving here. So now the pressure on gentrifying housing and the job market becomes even greater, not to mention that they take up seats in school programs that they have no real reason to complete anymore, just so they can get a job and pay off their debt and send our wealth back to their real homes.

[@HalonaNavajo]

Canada and Canadians first! Let the Govt take care of seniors and youth. Deport all the 20% of students who are enrolled but not attending classes, students and visa holders who overstay their visa period , expedite the Refugee Determination Process in the case of international students who abuse the system and stay in the country!!

[@61countdown]

Maybe Trudeau can take back some of that $23 billion that he handed out without proof for non-existent graves, and use it to address real issues that Canadians are facing.

[@Bow2me..]

Yes

[@earlhildebrand]

There's no reason for a foreigner to come here and study at a half assed school for hugely inflated prices. I can see grabbing the best of the best and filling our top universities with these incredible minds. But we shouldn't be using these guys as a cash cow. It's not fair to them, and then on top of everything it adds to the problem of inflation, housing costs etc

[@57spitfire57]

their only thought should be "oh well, its their country, ill look for another place to do my schooling" we arent an end all solution. we used to be a society

[@leonardogarrido]

I think Canada needs to stop being so polite and naive. Canada won't be the same if it continues allowing crimes to happen and stay quiet. It's obvious this is one of the issues Canada is facing. Another is giving money away internationally when there are homeless people on the streets that need rehabilitation but not letting them shoot themselves.

[@jesssandhu9432]

You look Mexican also, you do realize we all see you as the same as these international students right?

[@gazthejaz8910]

@@jesssandhu9432 who’s we? And there’s a difference between being a Canadian citizen regardless of skin color and an international student

[@jesssandhu9432]

@@gazthejaz8910 Oh really? Is that why brown people that are born here still aren't seen as Canadian?

[@gazthejaz8910]

@@jesssandhu9432 explain

[@gazthejaz8910]

@@jesssandhu9432 how are they not seen as Canadian? Your definition of brown is broad which can include First Nations people too

[@FaisalKhan-ur4xg]

US model can be adopted that allows student only on-campus jobs, so that student don't use study permits as method for cheap immigration. Work permits can be given after graduation.

[@JK-qn9qr]

Yeah, but that would be too sensible.

[@JasmanpreetSingh-qu1pk]

Young adults have to live with new people, figure out how to do daily tasks themselves, find a job, pass courses. If you dont like it go back to mom and dad's house. Thats lfe when you are a student, international or otherwise. The international student targets were set by Harper's government, Trudeau's government kept that train rolling, and the NDP are pushing for all the bloated salaries at exploitive colleges (public and private).

[@rhythmandacoustics]

The solution is to make severe punishment, prison time, for these fake private colleges and higher fees for international students.

[@whitesquirrel4131]

hell no foreigners can pay a premium, enough damage to this country

[@abhijitguha494]

your report suggests the vast majority of students are from India. Which translates to: a student visa is the best bet to a PR. That's the whole purpose. These colleges advertise that the best route to a PR is through us.

[@toasterbryant1111]

Look at the comments, people are fed up with the crony media and government. Time is ticking.

[@conorglennon2064]

They should have been capped a long time ago . Canadians first .

[@shawnmcknight5960]

International students are coming to study, and are supposed to provide proof of income for housing, food & basics. If they’re here & complaining about not finding a job…Canada wasn’t bringing them over here for that. We have a housing crisis, and a job crisis. Sure the govt bags about creating jobs, but that’s low paying jobs without benefits, and poor working conditions. But when there’s an economic, housing & employment crisis here…yeah, stop bringing immigrants & international students over in droves until there’s more stability. That’s common sense policy…something this current govt is vastly under qualified for.

[@hanfucolorful9656]

International Indian student union

[@jackthebongripper4520]

Good, cut the numbers heavy.

[@ChandraSedari]

Yeah, and you will have to pay heavy.

[@jackthebongripper4520]

@@ChandraSedari dont think you understand how this works chandra hahahah

[@ghassankarwchan9128]

How in the hell international students are trying to influence our policies? Canadians don't have the way to weigh in on policies and international students want to do it? SO who is next what to weigh in? Chinese fishermen? Ecuadorian farmers? Mexican public workers?

[@paulevans8348]

This is a Canadian issue, so stop giving a voice to non-Canadians.

[@cdnsilverdaddy]

they are students not citizens nor pr... I don't know why our government has zero backbone... I know ! vote buying for future generations and elections! this coming from an immigrant who followed the rules to move here and contribute to Canada!

[@korky7674]

Canadians want a deportation blitz and a 30 year ban not a 2 year cap on all immigration, asylum seekers, refugees and student/worker permits. Instead invest in Canadians, we need livable hours, pay with benefits, BOOM, labour shortage solved!

[@AndreaWhy-ky3zj]

What about the birth rate. We need to have more babies!!!

[@MasonMullaney-e8t]

Yeah key word skilled workers alot of them are not skilled talented workers doing the essential jobs we need ... we need doctors,nurses, and trades people not abunch of labourers and small businesses gas stations and restraunts most international students flood the job market for eachother and canadians always taking entry level jobs away from the uneducated candians for years just to leave for another job then a new wave comes in again and again making it difficult for young people in our own country to get out of high school and work to fund there own education further straining our children not to mention the housing crisis kids out of high school have a really hard time unless they have family pay for there education we need change we need to care for our own for once

[@techwacky]

No matter what Canadians First!. Full Stop.

[@esparda07]

All the blame sounds like it should fall on the schools to be honest. Some people have become quite rich in all this endeavor and need to go to jail.

[@Ont785]

So people getting rich should go to jail? This is why people go to school… To earn money and hopefully get rich.. Do you have any concept at all about what education is for?

[@pimpslayer9109]

Honestly none of us actual Canadians want to hear this

[@edwardst-pierre1020]

Our youth youth should be a priority long before international students should ever be thought of.

[@stevenpaige5061]

Lets take care of our yard before knocking on the neighbours door...TIME TO TAKE CARE OF CANADIANS FIRST!!!!

[@sonia68ish]

Students don’t have a say they’re not born and raised in Canada. My own son applied for 300 jobs and can’t find a job because of these international students. I am done I’ve had enough.

[@TinaMak]

I was international student myself in England in early 90s. I had to figure things out myself. I had no problem as an ESL student. That’s how we learn to be independent. Be resourceful!

[@gloriaswindler]

International students have no say in how the Canadian government decisions. Canadians first You knew you had no friends here so what's your problem That's for you to figure out all the things u need. Do you think Canadians know what to do we have to figure out what we need to do So shut up and be thankful you're here

[@vic64583]

Canada first!!

[@bbajwa6116]

Same scripted answers to the reporters questions 😅

[@Reek151]

What a strange story what is the point? These are challenges any international students face in any country. They study than they leave . Why are they called international students? Call permanent resident applicants? Seems to be mainly Indians.

[@db-ui8bw]

I'm fed up of all this. Looks like even students coming for a month and cleans toi...... is demanding PR and Citizenship. Their services are required more in their country. Not here.

[@sonia68ish]

Alexander College is not an accredited college. This girl should’ve been sent back.

[@jacksonmaxwell7502]

Why should we care about the education of these peoples from other countries? Canadians first

[@rosepetals6214]

International students contribute 1/3 rd of the revenue for Universities.Cap the refugees who jump the line, unvetted, receive financial aid, housing, benefits, education for free for decades, work under the table and take away jobs. Why penalize those who are legally in Canada.

[@riversidecrooks1921]

please leave

[@Flynn308]

We are getting more students studying management and IT. I can't believe how stupid this government is. Instead of having skilled trade and health care workers, we are getting IT/management students, workers from India. Not only that, there is no housing for Canadians, maybe these IT and management workers will help us manage our under supplied houses 😅

[@frankfanning6341]

Until 2020 (pandemic), most Canadians would have proudly & quickly said Canada is a great place. For multiple generations (young & old). It still is in many ways. But like all countries, a bunch of things have made life more difficult lately. During the Covid lockdowns, many people in apartments (or major cities) went nuts wanting to buy homes everywhere (urban & rural). Increasing demand and rising prices. Not long after, inflation caused mortgage rates especially to rise. Rent costs have soared too. People interested in working in hospitals declined. Less doctors etc.. Simultaneously in Cda, the number of people coming by air, land and boat to claim asylum SKYROCKETED. For example, in 2023 alone, in just one region (Ontario) around 275 people arrived per day (on average). Ditto for other populated provinces. Also the number of international students skyrocketed too. Averaging around 1,096 per day in 2023 alone. Hospitals then hit with many wanting free healthcare. Less drs/nurses etc., means greater waiting times. A severe housing crisis has occurred in many western countries including in Canada. In ways not seen in people's lifetimes. Almost all humans trying to migrate to Canada have been from South Asia. And it's become extremely obvious to Canadians. Even those that are very used to much diversity & many cultures. Unfortunately not all players have acted honestly over the years. False asylum claims. Foreign 'agents' deceiving students for $. Plus some Canadians, a portion with ties overseas, became greedy and started doing things to make $ off of people's desperation. Then this year throw in all the Palestinian vs Israeli angry protests happening regularly in cities. Plus the Sikh vs Hindu violence/extortion happening in Ontario and BC. All stemming from affairs in the Asian continent. Hate crimes went from rare to occasional. Canadians are not used to all this. So many, who have embraced multi-culturalism and immigration for decades are now worried and fearful (due to all of the above). And all are praying it doesn't turn into great anger (like in the USA). Canadians want multi-culturism to succeed ... and for all people to be okay. Everyone I know is HAPPY with Canada Immigration's recent changes. INCLUDING multi-generation long-term Asian Canadians.

[@JahBreed]

I love hearing people who were raised in a bubble, the majority in a cushion of wealth weigh in on anything important. The opinion of the same demographic of Canadians is what's turned Canada into what it is today. #whocares

[@KevinSmith-wj1hp]

We shouldn’t allow one international student education system should be for Canadians

[@nosnibormailliw5122]

Can we get the opinions ot actual Canadians on the cap or is the C.lown B.roadcast C.hannel only give the opinions of non-Canadians as they always do?

[@adamcohen69]

NO ONE IS FORCING THESE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM POOR COUNTRIES TO "STUDY" HERE.

[@toasterbryant1111]

Do a special report on how nobody with citizenship can afford to live here anymore. Time to start looking after our fellow CANADIANS

[@chriswood4510]

Why are you interviewing someone who has no idea what’s going on in the country. Interview my Indian neighbor who’s been here 10 years says if he knew he was moving to India he would have stayed there. He said they let too many foreigners in. His words.

[@jakhamar55]

BooHoo. Go to school in bombay

[@rockersstudio5262]

"Clean up the mess" wow.....

[@xenomorph7299]

Stop taking taxpayer money CBC

[@azharabid6968]

Student housing? how about housing for Canadians? Who voted her in

[@GearsDemon]

The work opportunities aren't here for Canadians... the students are at a serious disadvantage for work opportunities.

[@melanieevans4443]

Why do you believe it’s Canada’s responsibility to provide employment to foreign students?

[@mng8680]

​@@melanieevans4443 Nothing in his comment says it's Canada's responsibility to provide employment, he was just pointing out how there aren't enough opportunities for international students cause immigration levels were too high in a very short time.

[@tonybaloney8401]

​@@thefrybasketwe both know it's the opposite

[@heyhelloheyhello5302]

@@mng8680then they should stop coming and stop complaining. Are there employement opportunities in India? That they coming and complaining here. It’s ironic that they are complaining about jobs .

[@GearsDemon]

@@melanieevans4443 I didn't say it was. I'm just stating that work opportunities in Canada at this time are limited. Young people coming in from other countries are at a serious disadvantage and are in a sense being set up for failure. Many government policies need to be reviewed and reformed. Not enough housing, healthcare access, weak economy, etc.

[@quincymana]

The last lady is delulu. I live in canada now but lived in the US where I did my masters and worked for 5 years. Canadas immigration laws are a joke

[@HCarda22]

No one is blaming the students, we are blaming the politians who lied to them and didn't set reasonable capacity limits.

[@twinturbo3461]

The promise to come to Canada and you'll be given a decent place to stay while you earn you certificate or diploma, this is one of the biggest rackets and scams going right now.

[@VeronicaPalozzi]

Guests are just that… they have no say, if you don’t have the money to support yourself , simply put… don’t come expecting handouts!! Our government is to watch our backs we pay them to do this job!!!

[@VoiceBootcampInc]

Most of the scams are committed by their own people

[@patrickmoan4086]

We have 3 Canadian-born children. Two are adults. After graduating from Queens, one moved to Germany for grad school and has no plans to return. "Dad, he said to me, "Why would I want to live in a braindead country committed to flooding the labour market every year with hundreds of thousands of people from India and China under the guise of "multi-culturalism". Canadians are not so much polite as they are smug and passive aggressive. This is all about money. Canada is not a country. It's a business pure and simple. " Our other son is an engineering student in Quebec, and speaks French fluently. If Quebec goes the way English-speaking Canada is going, he's leaving for Europe or the United States. "Yes, it's crazy in the U.S. but at least the place stands for something. And there are large swaths of the country that offer a decent lifestyle. Canada pays poorly and ...dont get me started about immigration and housing prices.' So all you people in India.... Please come to Canada for a better life. We'll be making room for you in that we're all leaving the country.

[@joeblow5662]

Why are they all indian ? Do students from other parts of the world not want to come as well ?

[@JR_55591]

I am surprised there isn't a lawsuit or petition against the colleges and universities involved in this matter.

[@fauni969]

They actually think they are supposed to be here working hahaha are you not a STUDENT?

[@whitesquirrel4131]

pushing the opinions of foreigners? but then, you push whatever the gov tells you to push

[@AndreaWhy-ky3zj]

I hope during this time Canadians aggressively invest in themselves. Encourage people in middle school and high school to enter the trades. Make it easier and more affordable to have babies. Simply capping will not make it better.

[@Madmen604]

No more Palestinian students .

[@dancalvano8702]

Okay rabbi

[@Madmen604]

@@dancalvano8702 good

[@joes5192]

I have an international student who works for me. He's from India. He works harder than any of my canadian born employees, and the number of hours he gets reflects.

[@Bow2me..]

I know but canadian government has to take care of there own ppl only .. jobs should only go to Canadians only

[@beautanner8409]

To Jenny Kwan of the NDP, it's not about "blaming" international students - it's about controlling record-breaking immigration numbers which is a catastrophe given our housing crisis.

[@FishBoneWillie]

Why don’t you ask actual Canadians how they feel

[@danielpark8003]

Most of them cannot speak English properly.

[@jubjub09222]

Yeah, the average tax payer is fed up. I couldn't care less about some international students thoughts about our country.

[@maryrochefort5564]

Cultural shock?! Oh..just ....stop

[@MrMannyhw]

Time for these students to go home. There are a lot of them who can’t afford to study here. Back in the day, the visas were all very rich. Now we got all these dreamers who wants the passport only. And going to school in Toronto and Vancouver is crazy because housings are stretched. And they also not suppose to work here, that’s not their goal of them being here.

[@marthaberrio3025]

Most of them from India, they have privileges

[@Bow2me..]

Yeah they are taking all the jobs like Walmart, fast food chains and not hiring other kinds of ppl

[@Grow-in-Religion]

Capping the students were really delayed. Government should have capped for all diploma programs for at least 5 years. They should supplement that with Masters, PHD and Post Doc to attract true talent. Regardless, something is better than nothing

[@AlbertaleoAlbertalei]

If these publicly funded institutions are in business for profit? As a Canadian tax payer, I want my profit share.