Quebec Update For International Students
Quebec Update, Quebec is closing a pathway to immigration that was available to international students who studied at unsubsidised private colleges.
The new rules, announced on Tuesday by the provincial government in collaboration with Ottawa and It will go into effect starting in September 2023.
Only those who have completed their study program in a public or subsidized private college will be able to get a post study work permit. The possibility of a work permit was a major selling point for unsubsidised private colleges, which charge as much as $25,000 annually as their tuition fee.
In Quebec, the number of students from India in particular has increased from 2,686 in 2017-2018 to 14,712 two years later. Most of them studied at private unsubsidised colleges.
Major reason behind it is, The Reporting by CBC News has shed light on poor management at some he private colleges. In the case of three colleges that suddenly got shut down last year and many students from around the world have still not had their paid tuition fee reimbursed and others were left in legal limbo. For more information visit their official website.