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The two-year cap on intake of overseas students announced by Canada amid a housing crisis has come as a fresh dampener for Indian applicants, who were already discouraged by increasing living costs in the North American country as well as India-Canada diplomatic tensions, said admissions experts...
In 2022, Indians accounted for four out of 10 overseas students in Canada, with a total of 226,450 Indians studying in the country, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data...
Lower costs and easier permanent residency were the key attractions for Indian students opting for Canada, according to experts at Collegify, Collegedekho, ApplyBoard, Leverage Edu and IDP Education...
We are already witnessing a shift in interest in students planning to pursue their studies in Canada due to the rising cost of living and housing, said Piyush Kumar, regional Ddrector- South Asia and Mauritius, IDP Education, which assisted more than 25,000 Indian students in taking up studies in Canada in 2023...
The drop is due to a multitude of factors like tightening visa norms and restrictions for foreign students, high cost of living, poor outcomes and the lack of jobs abroad, he said.. Canadas decision to limit the intake has a bright side, though, he said, adding, This will shut down bad institutions and also set a bad incentive for agents who engage in shoddy practices...
