This really needs to be looked into. Just blatant corruption
No_Culture9898 on
Anyone tied to this should be charged with fraud.
JohnDorian0506 on
I want to hear what people who voted for the Liberals, especially those who voted for the Liberals the fourth time in a row, have to say.
According to Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report, even as the total number of visas issued to new Indian students plunged from 51.6 per cent in 2023 to 8.1 per cent in 2025 (till September), approval rates for students from India under the Student Direct Stream (SDS), which included a fast-track feature, jumped from 61 per cent in 2022 to 98 per cent in 2024.
This, despite warnings issued in August 2023 within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada that the “SDS was being targeted by non-genuine students seeking entry to Canada”, the report said. Canada withdrew the fast-track feature from the SDS programme by the end of 2024.
YouProfessional3196 on
>According to Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report, even as the total number of visas issued to new Indian students plunged from 51.6 per cent in 2023 to 8.1 per cent in 2025 (till September), approval rates for students from India under the Student Direct Stream (SDS), which included a fast-track feature, jumped from 61 per cent in 2022 to 98 per cent in 2024.
>This, despite warnings issued in August 2023 within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada that the “SDS was being targeted by non-genuine students seeking entry to Canada”, the report said. Canada withdrew the fast-track feature from the SDS programme by the end of 2024.
wrx8888 on
Follow the money.
toilet_for_shrek on
>The audit examined three investigative reports that identified 800 approved study permits issued between 2018 and 2023 — 541 (68 per cent) of those under the SDS, in which applicants had either used fraudulent documentation or misrepresented information.
Our country is so inept
LetsGetLitPlease on
Best I can do is give all of them PR.
Gimedecash on
Just stop this. Look to other counties for immigration. Why is it only India. How about Ukraine, Korea……..
BoogeyManSavage on
I wonder why the article likes to stop its data at September 2025…..
Tyrocious on
What’s the point of a visa system if we let everyone in anyway?
Workadis on
please be april fools joke….sigh
No-Journalist-9036 on
Someone’s head need to roll for this….maybe more…
konathegreat on
The LPC is corrupt.
Superb-Respect-1313 on
Looks like some heads need to roll in this department employment wise. Sad to see what this has become honestly. Canada needs to tighten its belt and look into how this program was used as a gravey train for certain institutions and clamp down on them.
Hopefully we can solve the problem with more scrutiny and better over sight. But I am sure it won’t happen over night. Do we even know where a lot of these international students are right now in the country or what the are up too??
Nationxx on
We are so tired of this in Canada..
theoreoman on
They should go backwards and review every single application of anyone who’s still in Canada and immediately cancel their visa and deport them if there was fraudulent application
ashleyshaefferr on
And you were called a racist 98% of the time if you said something was up
MinuteCampaign7843 on
Huge surprise. Those universities and diploma mills need the money for their huge budgets and bonuses.
Comprehensive-Belt40 on
If you think this is a problem… your elbows are not high enough… it needs to cover your eyes so you can’t see anything.
AdEffective2701 on
I don’t blame Indians. I have Indian friends that are pissed that they entered legit, pay taxes and are solid citizens. Canada wins with them. I blame our fucking shitty bureaucracy. So many layers of ineptitude. Politicians on the take. Google the president of Cape Breton University. This guy made millions from loose immigration approvals. Teaser, he is a former liberal cabinet minister. Puke.
warriorlynx on
Has to be April fools right?
friendly-techie on
Sean Fraser – that’s all you need to know
Tylersbaddream on
Lol 98%… That’s not even an approval system
JauntyGiraffe on
I’m tired of this country’s government being so afraid of being seen as racist instead of doing their job correctly
BoogeyManSavage on
It’s funny how the article doesn’t link directly to the report it’s talking about…. While choosing particular stats in the report to paint a particular narrative… I wonder why they would do that….
GhostOfLegend on
That is a horrifying statistic. Terrible job by the Canadian Government.
LeGrandLucifer on
Who will they vote for?
sixteenlegs on
How fucking dumb are we. This is deplorable and should be investigated. Someone needs to take responsibility.
post-mortem-malone69 on
The problem with titles like this is that a lot of people largely form their opinions from the headline so most won’t go in and read that it was up to 2023 and we’re actually fixing this issue.
SirBulbasaur13 on
Seems not great and a little suspicious
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This really needs to be looked into. Just blatant corruption
Anyone tied to this should be charged with fraud.
I want to hear what people who voted for the Liberals, especially those who voted for the Liberals the fourth time in a row, have to say.
According to Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report, even as the total number of visas issued to new Indian students plunged from 51.6 per cent in 2023 to 8.1 per cent in 2025 (till September), approval rates for students from India under the Student Direct Stream (SDS), which included a fast-track feature, jumped from 61 per cent in 2022 to 98 per cent in 2024.
This, despite warnings issued in August 2023 within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada that the “SDS was being targeted by non-genuine students seeking entry to Canada”, the report said. Canada withdrew the fast-track feature from the SDS programme by the end of 2024.
>According to Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report, even as the total number of visas issued to new Indian students plunged from 51.6 per cent in 2023 to 8.1 per cent in 2025 (till September), approval rates for students from India under the Student Direct Stream (SDS), which included a fast-track feature, jumped from 61 per cent in 2022 to 98 per cent in 2024.
>This, despite warnings issued in August 2023 within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada that the “SDS was being targeted by non-genuine students seeking entry to Canada”, the report said. Canada withdrew the fast-track feature from the SDS programme by the end of 2024.
Follow the money.
>The audit examined three investigative reports that identified 800 approved study permits issued between 2018 and 2023 — 541 (68 per cent) of those under the SDS, in which applicants had either used fraudulent documentation or misrepresented information.
Our country is so inept
Best I can do is give all of them PR.
Just stop this. Look to other counties for immigration. Why is it only India. How about Ukraine, Korea……..
I wonder why the article likes to stop its data at September 2025…..
What’s the point of a visa system if we let everyone in anyway?
please be april fools joke….sigh
Someone’s head need to roll for this….maybe more…
The LPC is corrupt.
Looks like some heads need to roll in this department employment wise. Sad to see what this has become honestly. Canada needs to tighten its belt and look into how this program was used as a gravey train for certain institutions and clamp down on them.
Hopefully we can solve the problem with more scrutiny and better over sight. But I am sure it won’t happen over night. Do we even know where a lot of these international students are right now in the country or what the are up too??
We are so tired of this in Canada..
They should go backwards and review every single application of anyone who’s still in Canada and immediately cancel their visa and deport them if there was fraudulent application
And you were called a racist 98% of the time if you said something was up
Huge surprise. Those universities and diploma mills need the money for their huge budgets and bonuses.
If you think this is a problem… your elbows are not high enough… it needs to cover your eyes so you can’t see anything.
I don’t blame Indians. I have Indian friends that are pissed that they entered legit, pay taxes and are solid citizens. Canada wins with them. I blame our fucking shitty bureaucracy. So many layers of ineptitude. Politicians on the take. Google the president of Cape Breton University. This guy made millions from loose immigration approvals. Teaser, he is a former liberal cabinet minister. Puke.
Has to be April fools right?
Sean Fraser – that’s all you need to know
Lol 98%… That’s not even an approval system
I’m tired of this country’s government being so afraid of being seen as racist instead of doing their job correctly
It’s funny how the article doesn’t link directly to the report it’s talking about…. While choosing particular stats in the report to paint a particular narrative… I wonder why they would do that….
That is a horrifying statistic. Terrible job by the Canadian Government.
Who will they vote for?
How fucking dumb are we. This is deplorable and should be investigated. Someone needs to take responsibility.
The problem with titles like this is that a lot of people largely form their opinions from the headline so most won’t go in and read that it was up to 2023 and we’re actually fixing this issue.
Seems not great and a little suspicious