How Ontario colleges are struggling to attract international students after visa changes

It took less than two years after the federal government’s cap on international students was introduced for the effects to start to show. A roughly 50-per cent reduction in the number of overseas students who could study in Ontario hit colleges hardest, with a massive drop in enrolment and a growing financial crisis. But new data suggests the policy changes that came with the federal cuts hurt the sector more broadly, making the option of studying in Ontario less appealing for many international students. A briefing deck created by the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence an…