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Immigration Minister Marc Miller said he would be looking at the possibility of setting a cap on international students to help reduce the demand for housing in both the first and second quarters of this year..
Amid the growing unemployment and housing crisis in Canada, Immigration Minister Marc Miller on Saturday said in the next few months, he will be looking at the possibility of putting a cap on the number of international students living in the country, CTV News reported on Saturday...
Asked why his government is only considering a cap now when the idea was floated months ago, Miller said there's a need to sort out numbers on a federal level before looking with "a little more granularity" at what individual academic institutions are doing in different provinces, possibly profiting off bringing in more international students, CTV News reported...
On the number of international students coming to Canada, far outpacing the number of homes the federal government is planning to help build, Miller also said housing is only part of the calculation when it comes to immigration targets..
The pressing need to bring down the average age of the workforce also needs to be taken into consideration, he said.. While not going into specifics, Miller said a cap on international students is something the federal government is considering, "and will continue to consider.".
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