„Kanada als Marke hat gelitten“: Postsekundäre Schulen reagieren auf den AG-Bericht über internationale Schüler
https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/03/28/canada-as-a-brand-has-suffered-post-secondary-schools-react-to-ag-report-on-international-students/?taid=69c7a6c1d12de60001c6964f&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
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>Gifford has strong words for how post-secondary institutions have handled the international student program.
>“The schools found a way to abuse international students for money, and they took advantage of it. And if your institution can’t run profitably without exploiting international students, that’s not our fault. That’s your fault,” he told CTV News from the parking lot of the Perth campus after class this week.
I mean, he’s not exactly wrong.
Good.
Our brand was seen as positive, but deceptively lured young people to Canada, where they could get low-value degrees and get trapped in slave labour working conditions, which drove down living conditions for everyone (and upset their neighbours in the process).
Well we’re a country, not a brand and have to act accordingly. Post-secondary schools will find a way I’m sure.
Oh no international students who don’t stay or go into careers we need and only take entry level jobs that keep Canadian unemployed and lower our wages …. Oh nooo… somebody please think of the children!
Unfiltered mass immigration has consequences. Excess admission by these very institutions was a big part of the problem.
This is true across many industries. I work in international commodities finance and while there’s still people interested in funding Canadian development there’s a certain cynicism about projects getting done that you don’t see in other tier 1 jurisdictions.
>Gabriel Miller says while Canada’s reputation has taken a hit due to the federal changes, “places like India want to get back on track.”
Put country quotas in place… please
Sadly it has. These young people who have come to Canada to learn will return to their native country with a soured experience of Canada. It will take time to earn that trust back.
While there is no doubt our post-pandemic immigration was mismanaged the reality is we have a negative population growth. We will need immigration to avoid more headwinds in our economy.
My question is how did these “institutions” become accredited in the first place? Most of the programs are obvious scams with zero educational value so why were they allowed to operate and give out degrees?
did most international students stay in Canada after? …or is that a myth?
We are one of the most educated countries on the planet, and yet we let in hundreds of thousands of bad faith actors who came here for bullshit degrees so they can work and send money back home, taking jobs and homes from Canadians who struggle.
Nobody cares if our „brand“ has suffered.
We care that our citizens no longer have access to entry level jobs, we care that our teenagers cant find part time work, we care that single mothers trying to get out of an abusive situation cant find a 1-2 bedroom apartment
Only people who care about our „brand“ are the ones who weren’t being bothered on the day to day basis by these international students.
Since when did we need to bring in people for tourism and hospitality? Cause thats what Canada was missing right, more shitty motels
If Oxford or Stanford let in 300,000 students to study meal prep management, their reputation would suffer too. We deserve it but it’s not our fault, it’s the 3 or 4 cabinet ministers who pushed this as a policy.
Here to see the AI immagration hating echo chamber of r/Canada.
Our brand was built on false advertising. Everyone complains about Indians coming over but fails to account for the fact that overseas we advertise Canada as this magic place that guarantees them prosperity once they land
I am ok. We don’t need fake students who are here for PRs only.
“What was surprising was that the immigration department couldn’t tell us why these declines happen,” Hogan said.
They don’t know what happen? Really? I’ll tell you. None of them were here to “study” or for “education” and now that we cut the option of getting PR/citizenship, they have no interest of coming.