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Ontario, the most populous province in Canada and home to half the country\u2019s foreign students, will require all colleges and universities to guarantee housing is available for incoming cohorts.<\/p>\n
The move followed a cap on international students visas imposed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s government earlier this week, which was aimed at quelling public anger over a surge in temporary migrants that pushed up rents and housing prices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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New provincial measures also include a review of programs offered by institutions that have a \u201csizeable amount\u201d of foreign students to ensure that they meet labour market demands, according to a statement on Friday from Ontario\u2019s Ministry of Colleges and Universities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe challenges stemming from the recent spike in students coming to Canada, including predatory practices by bad-actor recruiters, misinformation regarding citizenship and permanent residency, false promises of guaranteed employment, and inadequate housing for students, require immediate attention and collaborative action,\u201d said Jill Dunlop, colleges and universities minister.<\/p>\n
The province will also ban new partnerships between public and private colleges, which were seen as a key factor behind the threefold increase in foreign students over the past decade. Many of these students use education to gain post-graduate work permits and eventual permanent residency.<\/p>\n
Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller has demanded that provinces take stronger action to curtail exploitation of foreign students. Provinces are primarily responsible for funding post-secondary schools and classifying them as designated learning institutions.<\/p>\n\n