Sean Fraser Defends Record as Immigration Minister as International Students Get Capped

Published on January 22, 2024

Housing Minister Sean Fraser defended the decisions he made during his time as immigration minister, as current Immigration Minister Marc Miller recently announced new limits to the International Student Program. “When I had the opportunity to be in that position, of course, we built the population growth models into our decisions,” Mr. Fraser said to reporters Jan. 22 during a three-day cabinet retreat in Montreal. Affordability and housing issues are focal points of the retreat, with an increasing emphasis on understanding the impact of unprecedented levels of immigration in these areas. During his tenure, he said, the government became aware of “significant growth” in the International Student Program and gave the provinces time to adjust, since the issue is under their jurisdiction....

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