London loses nearly 2M bus riders as student cap hits Ontario transit agencies
Bus ridership in London, Ont., decreased by nearly two million riders last year with fewer international students in the province, the city's transit agency says.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11748683/london-ontario-bus-ridership-2025/

Canada criticized in audit over handling of international student fraud
A government audit found that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) "fell short on improving integrity" and reforming the international student program.In a report released on Monday, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada revealed that despite the immigration department's implementation of a tool to...
https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/03/canada-criticized-audit-over-handling-international-student-fraud/

International student cuts harmful to Canada's reputation: former minister, vice-chancellor
A recent report from the Auditor General of Canada found that federal cuts to the number of international students entering the country resulted in much larger drops than forecast. While B.C. was expecting to attract 18 per cent fewer international students in 2024, it actually saw a 66 per cent drop. Andrew Petter, a former Simon Fraser University vic...
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7142564?cmp=rss

With hindsight, former immigration minister says he would have capped international students sooner
Justice Minister Sean Fraser, who was in charge of immigration during some of the years Auditor General Karen Hogan found instances of fraud in Canada's international student program, said with hindsight, he would have acted sooner to fundamentally change it. The Opposition Conservatives have been calling for his resig...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/immigration-student-cap-9.7142089?cmp=rss

About 10% of Providence University College staff facing layoffs
Federal funding cuts and international student caps are hitting a southeastern Manitoba post-secondary institution. About 10 per cent of staff at Providence University College and Theological Seminary in Otterburne are facing layoffs as a result. The school employs roughly 115 people.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/providence-university-college-international-students-9.7140721?cmp=rss

With hindsight, former immigration minister says he would have capped international students sooner
Justice Minister Sean Fraser, who was in charge of immigration during some of the years Auditor General Karen Hogan found instances of fraud in Canada's international student program, said with hindsight, he would have acted sooner to fundamentally change it. The Opposition Conservatives have been calling for his resig...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/immigration-student-cap-9.7142089?cmp=rss

Federal immigration cuts leave B.C. with fewer international students than forecast: AG report
Those in the post-secondary sector say declining international student numbers as a result of wide-ranging federal immigration cuts are having big impacts on schools, programs and even smaller towns and workforces.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-international-students-drop-study-permits-9.7139597?cmp=rss

Fort McMurray college prepares for second year of job cuts as enrolment plunges
Keyano College says a projected 40 per cent drop in student enrolment next year is because of federal limits on international students. The college cut dozens of positions for the same reason last year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/northern-alberta-keyano-college-layoffs-9.7134993?cmp=rss

How Transit Windsor ridership has dipped despite more adults taking the bus
Transit Winsdor says the federal cap on international students is creating a drop in overall ridership. Trips are down about 18 per cent this year. The CBC's Chris Ensing explains.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7132538?cmp=rss