Is Canada making it harder for international students to study here?

[@nathansasing2559]

As an incoming student to Canada, I support these new implementations. If you are confident that you have followed all the guidelines and are not attempting to exploit the system, there is no reason to fear. Thank you, Miss Rachel, for this channel. I've been following you since 2022, when I decided to pursue my studies in Canada, and your advice has genuinely lifted so much weight off my shoulders.

[@josevich]

If you're planning to stay to get PR later, then this should bother you. Not these new policies but the direction the government is going because it means it will ne nearly impossible for you to get PR

[@rrdancel]

Could not have said it better myself 👏👏👏 eyyy kapwa kababayan, let’s go! ❤️

[@nathansasing2559]

@@josevich Could you please kindly elaborate on your point? :) I'd like to know as much as i can. As for the PR, though it is definitely favorable to be granted this, I'm well aware I'm not entitled to it. And that's just the reality of things. Kinda like driving, it's a privilege, not a right.

[@josevich]

@@nathansasing2559 policies keep changing to make getting PR more difficult. Cutoff scores are extremely high, PNP programs are getting more and more difficult. Former international students are protesting for PGWP extension because they still haven’t received nomination and their work permits are expiring. If PR id your goal you need to be very strategic. Choose the right program and province

[@laurabellinger5683]

@@nathansasing2559 you're not coming here to study, you're coming here to get a job. That's just the bull shit you're telling the government. We all know about the scam we see it every day.

[@mohamedmahrous8866]

The changes seem reasonable to me; they essentially ensure that students are there for legitimate educational reasons.

[@StevanFrank-e2c]

Canada has, for decades, been in the top 10 of safest and least racist countries on planet Earth. Plus prosperous. Now there is a new negative spin that most Canadians do NOT deserve to a high degree. People must look at both sides. Since 2020, international students have been flocking to a educational system that many Canadians now feel was used by many of them as a loophole-to-immigration. Students utilizing schooling as a back-door (not front-door) ticket to living in Canada. Swarming a 50+ year tradition/system that was not not NOT designed to be about EVERY international student INSISTING on receiving Permanent Residency. Plus it was not designed to be primarily about students demanding lengthy work permits (& spouse permits etc.). Canadians have clued in that Canada's post secondary education system has (in 5 years time) turned into what many are now jokingly calling EDUGRATION. An extreme not approved by everyday Canadians. What about Ghost Consulting that Canada told India to halt? Canadians want foreign $ greedy agents to stop marketing & lying to their own people about access to PR or citizenship … or accommodation/jobs … in places like Canada being relatively easy. At best there is a 20% chance of PR (better odds if their career is in HIGH demand). And what about all the YT videos that primarily Indian nationals have posted (for half a decade now including today) all advertising Canadian PR like they're selling a product? Advertising Canadian visas & permits & schools & jobs etc. etc.. Videos not only posted hourly but also 99% not in English or French. With very very rare input from Canadian-born citizens. Plus Canada didn't have numerous PRIVATE 'diploma mills' until 40% of international students were from India. Coincidence? Mills that Canada is shutting down. AND the bulk of them are near Brampton Ontario and Surrey B.C.. Coincidence? Canada is now compelling ALL schools to report to Immigration whether a student is attending school and complying with permit requirements or not. Were Canadian public colleges & universities greedy too (while honest)? Sure. But the Canadian government stepped in and slowed them down too (like a trustworthy government should). Are most international students truly scholars who came to Canada with enough $ to support themselves while STUDYING? Or economic migrants, who borrowed $ to buy their way closer to the head of the immigration line? To say all the students or their consultants back home have not been at times 'gaming' Canada's education programs to gain western PR or $ is ridiculous. Students have contributed to Canada's housing CRISIS and lack of entry jobs because 96% conspire-to-outstay a temporary permit. Canada wants to help people, but not when it contributes to home unaffordability and a recession. If 36,000,000 Canadians travelled to India, since 2020, with the goal of being able to stay there permanently, that would raise India's population by 2.65%. Recent asylum seekers crossing into Canada… and international students... have raised Canada's population higher than 2.65%. More needing healthcare too (affecting waiting times etc.). What about the IELTS spouses? Anchor babies? Fraud? False asylum claims? What about Canadian food banks & other charity services being recklessly advertised on YT in Indian languages? What about Canadian housing being scooped up en-mass as investment vehicles by/for internationals? Home rental/boarding signs stating "vegetarians only can apply". Indian nationals buying local businesses then putting Indians only in key positions (while also drastically changing work practices that include working more hours for less money). Plus BC & Ontario are outlawing the Caste System. Then throw in the Sikh vs Hindu violence/extortions across Canada. Diasporas stirring up tribal hatreds (in Canada) … even though it all stems from their ancestral home. How can peace be found anywhere with this in play? Plus the Canadian government recently launched investigations in regards to foreign interference in Canadian elections, stemming from Asia continent. Canada also had to end flagpoling at the border. In recent years, Canadians everyday are having to worry about their automobile being stolen by auto theft rings. For just one example of what Canadians see regarding this new concern, research; "arrests in connection with $9.24M Toronto-area auto theft ring". In addition research; "Gold stolen in Canada's biggest ever heist ended up in India". Plus credit card fraud schemes and major scams involving foreign call centres. Canadians are so so so not used to all this. So many, who have embraced multi-culturalism and immigration for decades are now worried/fearful. All are praying it doesn't turn into anger. Canadians want multi-culturism to succeed and for all people (including immigrants) to be okay. Everyone I know is VERY happy with IRCC's recent changes (reductions & multifaceted investigations etc.). Including multi-generational long-term Asian Canadians MOST upset (by all of this). Canadians are aware that some wonderful students/humans are going through hell. And know Canada is partially to blame which is awful. But Canada decides what needs to be done in Canada to prevent further pains. Do you see Canadians protesting in other countries (that is not their own) making demands for themselves? No. Do Canadians now see primarily Indians protesting in Canada making demands? Yes. Protesting because they don't have the credentials to stay in Canada. And because rules designed to protect CANADA are not meeting their desires/demands. And why isn't there large crowds of African or Caribbean or Filipino etc., students protesting & waving their flags? They're in Canada too. Did international students and their families pay into Canadian taxes ALL their lives like domestic students have (earning cheaper tuition fees)? No. Did Canada force internationals to move to Canada as a STUDENT? No. Did Canada promise/guarantee PR? Or a job? No & no. Yet do they only blame Canada when they can't get PR??

[@ruslanzhabashkanov7179]

Indeed! I'm an international student from Kazakhstan, and I was sent to Canada from my employer for an energy program which is not available in our country or EU. But apparently, the quality of the program has not been changed for a decade because it was popular amongst int. Students and there's no need for them to make the program more competitive and match the course content to the current industry landscape. So I'm quite upset and I submitted my report to my company to stop ALL corporate training programs in Canada and better to switch to the UK rather than relying on the Canadian education system. OFC I noted huge disproportion when it comes to the diversity of students, why Canada is so much focused on south Asia? There must be an explanation

[@Chocopie0078]

@@ruslanzhabashkanov7179 I agree your point as an international student. I studied in UK and the education was better than Canada. In Canada, I felt like the colleges and universities are more like a business that requires funds from international students. I felt very wrong choosing Canada to study. But i am grateful of getting new good experiences here out of uncertainties. As an international student, I was also surprised how Canada government gave privileges to South Asian compared to other Asian countries

[@seemaa130]

Excellent article I agree with you I find Indians wherever they have gone have ruined the country hoe come it us only them creating problems look how. MAny people have been scammed

[@paulie4450]

The entire fiasco would be solved if Canada simply put a cap on each country. Canadians are having a problem with *certain* nationalities, we all know who they are. STAT: Just 1% of that country's population is 14 million. Thats more than some European countries COMBINED! Putting a cap will ensure every country is represented equally and a fairer market exists. Right now certain countries are way too over-represented, leading to the local communities being overwhelmed, not just in resources like housing, but also culturally. Foreigners are expected to assimilate with Canadian culture & society, NOT bring their own cultures and refuse to let them go, rather overbearing it on the local communities!

[@amiladrck]

100% agreed

[@dwayne9555]

A point to remember is you have to respect the laws and visa requirements of the country you are in it's no different for us Canadians if we were in YOUR COUNTRY , speaking from experience ... I lived in the Philippines for 3 years and got married to a woman there , my last visa renewal the visa officer said this is your last extension after this you will have to leave , and that's what i did as hard as it was to leave my wife and dog behind my entire life i went home worked hard to sponsor them to come here the LEGAL way pr is a privilege not a right , protests on our streets demanding extensions and pr HOLY CRAP i have had to wait 10 months now for the sponsorship and it is still ongoing while students can get here in a couple of month maybe i should have used the back door like allot of the students do at least my family would be together fast ? but no i respects the laws of my Country god bless

[@TheTakenKing999]

The vast majority of these students are actually "students".

[@USA-CANADA1480]

@@TheTakenKing999oh? Students who work more than study that end up as Permanent residents because they don’t go home when they should.

[@RickyBalmer]

Too many people use the student loophole to immigrate in canada.

[@KoayChan]

I don't see how your school reporting if you have been coming to school to the IRCC is "private" information.

[@rrdancel]

Personal information is generally considered private information. A private citizen should have a reasonable expectation that their personal information is protected and not released to third parties without consent. Institutions like schools, medical offices, or government agents have an obligation to protect such personal information. As such, your school records and medical records are considered private information.

[@USA-CANADA1480]

@@rrdancel and as a FOREIGNER one is SUBJECT to scrutiny and CANADA HAS THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE as an individual coming the country to make sure that the individual has been vetted properly. Personal information IS REQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT when you decide to come to this country. For the safety of the citizens and the country. Lately there was a CANADIAN STUDENT VISA holder arrested in the states for terroristic motive and that itself is a blatant evidence that your privacy concerns has lost its ground. You should be more concerned about foreigners who may end up wreaking havoc in Canada because they had not been secured enough than your privacy and personal information protection issues especially when National security is at stake.

[@saidibrahim5931]

Because Canada welcomed people in three years that it was supposed to welcome in twenty years, don't forget all students end up being permanent resident(the only country doing this) which made Housing crisis and unemployment

[@Joseash]

Where are you pulling this from? Lmao from what i know only 20-30% of em get enough points/pnp etc for PR. Lol most go back. Don't spout nonsense without knowing shit buddy there's immigration pathways and student Visa ain't guaranteeing nor is a way to PR.

[@박선영-b6c3v]

​@@Joseash As you said, every student should, but not many. I know, you know, and we know. Study abroad, go back to your country, and try to make it better place in your country. Or apply for the PR in your country.

[@mercurius6352]

​@@박선영-b6c3vwho applies for PR in there own country 😂😂 that's no different from a Canadian applying for permanent residence despite being a citizen, TF you yapping bro, the math ain't mathing 😂😂

[@lakeofbays1622]

All these changes are needed to control the scammers from certain country.

[@ceylonhike1538]

True genuine students like us can't even apply 😒😒😒without no meaning getting refusals

[@lakeofbays1622]

@@ceylonhike1538 When we can stop the scammers then there will be spaces for genuine students. We want good students like you.

[@Kevin-sq1fk]

@@lakeofbays1622 Agree! Our immigration system is totally anti-diversity. They only get immigrants from certain regions.

[@mstt3530]

I think the main issue was Ontario, that province had the highest amount of international students. There was no regulations at all! Some where not true students. Now everything is harder for new real students. Also, no PGWP for bachelor degree students.

[@rrdancel]

No PGWP for bachelor degree students? Can you share more information on this?

[@jefinni]

Well, I agree with these policy changes. Now Canada has many international "students" who aren't studying and the big ones are from India. It is funny to see those folks not attending class and expecting to pass the course, they proceeded to harass the professors, making ridiculous complaints.

[@liujun050612]

All these policies should be implemented at the start. For all study permit visas and holders, your intention are to study, not to work or stay after you graduate. DLIs have the responsibility to constantly check student's status and report to the student and IRCC if they are not following the student visa rules. If you have been to the states, the study visa rules are even more harsh. You are not even allowed to work off campus during your study. If you are been caught not going to class, work outside school, take fewer credits than full time, failing multiple courses and below minimum GPA, have fewer funds to support your study, first you will be warned and change immediately. If you don't do anything, USCIS authorized school to terminate your study status immediately, not even have to reach to USCIS. Even you appeal, your case will most likely rejected by USCIS. For school transfer, you definitely need a new study visa. Because you have to explain why you want to change your school, also make sure you have enough funds for the new school. These should be the same for IRCC.

[@juantamad8339]

"I came as a student to work." 😅🤣😂 "Then protest if I don't get what I want." 😛😜🤪

[@USA-CANADA1480]

Ain’t that the truth!

[@mercurius6352]

😂😂

[@neto6230]

I'm student in Canada right now going for a diploma in a more easy way and taht is only because I already have my bachelor and work experience from my home country in Software Development I see the education as a plus but in no way I think the door for getting a permanent status is an obligation from the government. It requires hard work and dedication not entitlement

[@al-ameenayomipo9636]

I applied for a new study permit extension and it’s still in progress and I am starting a new program in a new colleges by September I just hope they don’t bring in the new rules before I get my study permit and just change my DLI

[@Ara198826]

wait a minute , I changed my DLI 7 weeks ago , am I in trouble ?

[@rrdancel]

no you’re good until the changes actually take effect

[@FS02012]

Good these 75 strip mall private colleges will finally go away

[@sharingkapoting1000]

The more appropriate title and conclusion would be ‘“students’ exploiting the system making it worse for everyone else to study in Canada” the county has to put counter measures to stop it thus making it a hellish experience for genuine candidates. Unfortunately this is very common in India. People exploiting the system make it worse for everyone else there. The same is now happening here.

[@rrdancel]

Hi, your title suggestion is more of a statement. But, I get your point. 😊

[@sreeraj1980]

@@rrdancel It's not a statement, it's just the truth.

[@sharingkapoting1000]

@@rrdancel put the question mark if you like. But it’s true. It happened in US too. People from certain parts of India exploited H1B system and made getting visa for genuine candidates almost impossible when Mr. Trump decided to blame everyone in the system and making the visa process more difficult, punishing sponsors, blacklisting many genuine companies.

[@yusufjj1977]

@@sreeraj1980 Its unfortunate truth but sadly in the end its the genuine indian students will be blamed for action of few bad apples. Since we are over a billion these few becomes a lot in number and as student who is just starting the studies I fear worse

[@daveb154]

ONLY CAPABLE AND QUALIFIED STUDENT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO HIS CAREER AS WELL AS TO THE NATION. NO NEED OF A BIG CROWD

[@azubuikeblessing94]

Hi I’m currently doing a post baccalaureate diploma in business management. A 2yr program, I have already studied for 1yr. I was thinking of deferring the post baccalaureate for one semester and doing a CCA course so I get more chances and qualifications. Do you think this is a good idea please?

[@James09291]

No

[@datgurl97]

So will a new permit application be required after finishing one course, to start at a new DLI? Or only when you transfer in between the course?

[@rrdancel]

If and when the changes take effect, you will have to apply for a new study permit when you transfer DLIs.

[@RZ.Romero01]

For point #4-- I hope that IRCC will implement this ONLY for those students transferring to a different DLI in another province. If they are just concerned on the balance of study permit allocations among provinces-- then this is the most reasonable thing to do instead of requiring ALL students wishing to change DLIs (within the same province) to apply for a new study permit. I hope that the POF is waived as well.

[@rrdancel]

I think IRCC received complaints from schools that a student will transfer out of. These schools will lose an allocation spot and thus revenue they could have earned from that student. So, it is most likely that students will have to submit another study permit application if they transfer to a different DLI. 😢

[@pedalstrike4867]

if you dont want to monitor your attendance, it only means your intention to go there is not study but to work, and hoping to graduate

[@rrdancel]

doesn’t necessarily mean that. it just means that i dont want a helicopter mom aka authoritarian police-like state. you could be a good child without the need of mom constantly hovering to see how good you really are.

[@davidchau4861]

@@rrdancel yeah but thats with a high trust society. With all the scams and fraud going on lately attendance should be monitored. You can blame the indian international students for that.

[@lakeofbays1622]

@@davidchau4861 You got it right.

[@rrdancel]

@@davidchau4861I look more at the bigger picture. If the government starts to impose more restrictions or limitations on the freedom of citizen, then we are leaning more towards an authoritarian state or a police state. We should maintain a society that safeguards a citizen’s freedom from the state.

[@lovepageantry6325]

In other words these study program is waste of money and it's not worth it.. that's it!

[@rikijulius4014]

There are too many of them... Canadian teenagers hard to find jobs right now

[@sgroy7928]

Why the fuck is your government bringing more people then .oh wait u need there money right!?

[@sundar7455]

Hi thanks for your videos. I have a confusion. I am currently studying MBA in a DLI and I am withdrawing on September and will not study till December as I have LOA of another DLI in computer and I want to do this for my career in long run in computer field. Will this affect my study permit and if I apply for my SOWP will her file be affected?

[@rrdancel]

it depends on when the changes take effect. right now, it’s just in discussion but just be mindful :)

[@Lily108y]

How is the economics program in Uvic would it affect my pgwp?

[@chiyiru]

hi, i am an incoming international student, which one do u think is better, enrolling in a block section or choosing your own time and schedule for each course you are going to take per semester, thank you

[@rrdancel]

It really depends on your situation and your program schedule. This could vary from semester to semester.

[@JovelynMontes-u9z]

block if u want to really form a bond with ur classmates. Own sched if ur working and need that flexibility in ur schedule

[@yelld30]

Always love your videos Rachel!!! But also love your makeup here!!! 😍😍😍

[@rrdancel]

awww thank you so much, the winged liner makes a difference😜

[@heygen5392]

Hi Rachel I am factory worker I applied for student permit tru agenciesI’m working full time in Taiwan I got refused 2 times and now I don’t know what to do maybe I tried to send resume tru job bank

[@sherlockstumbo1]

Hi Ms Rachel... is SFU Simon Fraser University is DLI or not??? Thanks for the response

[@Lily108y]

Yes

[@rrdancel]

Yes, SFU is a DLI.

[@LordBagdanoff]

More will change when election happens next year. I think more restrictions will happen then.

[@rrdancel]

i agree!

[@jesschee3329]

*Welcome back!*

[@rrdancel]

Glad to be back 🎉

[@thaeling8212]

So does it mean we now need a new study permit if we transfer to university from college???😢😢😢 Please help 🙏🙏🙏

[@rrdancel]

Only after the changes take effect. These changes are only in discussion at the moment.

[@mercurius6352]

It's been a while rach, welcome back.

[@rrdancel]

I am glad you came back to watch ❤

[@ArisandBeth]

Me, it is getting complicated but hoping it will improve...

[@rrdancel]

the system should improve, but it will take a long time for the improvements to be noticed 😅

[@LordBagdanoff]

When will all these effect take place?

[@rrdancel]

so these are just proposed changes in discussion that was published by the official news outlet of the canadian government aka the gazette (linked in description) but i suspect there’s a high chance of these changes taking effect soon.

[@LordBagdanoff]

@@rrdancel :(

[@Marksebata348]

❤ thanks for ur information

[@doovinapoonyth3977]

Thank you dear.i agree wit u

[@RickyBalmer]

Pretending to be students to put their feets in Canada to get P.R.

[@wilsoncaoile7860]

sadly my daughter got denied due to letter

[@JoevelleMadriaga]

Yes same ma’am. Just because of my letter.😭

[@wilsoncaoile7860]

everything ready . just that damn letter. though our mistake . letter not clearly stated goin back PH. try again nxt yr. too late to re apply now

[@rrdancel]

hey there! curious, are you referring to the letter of explanation or letter of acceptance?

[@wilsoncaoile7860]

@@rrdancel letter of explanation

[@rrdancel]

@@wilsoncaoile7860did you order the GCMS notes? Also, did your daughter applied for her study permit through an agency?

[@gabarquilita8816]

🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@rrdancel]

❤

[@louie_24]

Still waiting for my student visa approval. Laban langggggg 💪💪💪

[@ArisuEthereal869]

laban lang be patient

[@louie_24]

@@ArisuEthereal869 💪🥹

[@Patchika8]

Let me guess, indian ?

[@patrickjuanillo7569]

Trust God! He will approved our student visa application 😊

[@patrickjuanillo7569]

I got refused last month but I re applied again. Hoping to approved my student permit visa application next month 🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@rrdancel]

Did you order your GCMS notes and respond to the refusal accordingly?

[@patrickjuanillo7569]

No, I didn’t order GCMS notes. I only inquire to a licensed consultant from canada. And I re apply my application. Also I responded the refusal letter and hopefully I meet all the required needs of visa officer and approved my visa application so that I will take this coming fall semester.

[@rrdancel]

@@patrickjuanillo7569 what is the name and RCIC number of the immigration consultant your hired in Canada? Just curious why they didn’t apply for the GCMS notes. It’s so important to understand the actual reasons the visa officer refused your application. The refusal letter only contains generic grounds for refusal. The GCMS notes are specific to your refusal and would give you better insight on a proper response.

[@lovepageantry6325]

There's plenty of way to go to canada and apply for PR 1. Get LMIA and apply for work permit 2. Get work experience and apply for provincial nominee worker program. 3. Apply for a common law. 4. Apply for Humanitarian compassionate program. You don't have to pay thousand of dollars to study.

[@rrdancel]

Can you please elaborate on the cost and difficulty of all the 4 things that you have mentioned?

[@lovepageantry6325]

@@rrdancel No need to elaborate each one of them.. people are responsible and smart enough to research for their options.

[@huhujojo1968]

So you are admitting that this whole international student program is about a back door entry in to Canada. I hope immigration minister Mark Miller reads your comment and close all the loopholes that you are recommending.

[@rrdancel]

@@lovepageantry6325The reason I asked is because the options you mentioned have varying challenges and costs. For instance, the H&C application is extremely difficult to get approved and takes quite a bit of time to process. There are many factors in that H&C application that most applicants would not be able satisfy. On top of that, there is an extremely low approval percentage as the H&C application is reserved for the extremely rare cases that are deserving of this exception.

[@rrdancel]

@@huhujojo1968What do you mean by “back door”? Do you mean that there is some sort of loop hole in the immigration system that international students can obtain permanent residency?

[@jay1645]

The system needs a massive cleanup as had turned into a $$$ making racket for all the vested interests lol resulting in all kinds of problems