BC Blocks New Colleges Seeking to Enrol International Students

British Columbia’s Minister of Post-Secondary Education Selina Robinson says no new institutions will be allowed to enrol international students for two years. Ms. Robinson also says the province is setting minimum language requirements so international students are “better prepared” before coming to B.C. She says in a release that many students are being exploited and there will be more frequent inspections on such schools to ensure standards are met. The moves come after the federal government announced last week that it was capping the number of study permits it approves over the next two years to slow the ballooning international student program....