"That represents half of the 305,900 international student cap the government had planned for 2026, before it revised targets downward yet again in its latest report on immigration levels, which was released Tuesday alongside the federal budget. It lays out a plan to cut the number of temporary residents significantly, and to admit only 155,000 students next year, and 150,000 each in 2027 and 2028."
"As Ontario responds to a battery of previous changes, these budget cuts present further disruption at a time when the sector has already cut $1.8 billion, suspended 600 programs and eliminated 8,000 positions, wrote Maureen Adamson, CEO of Colleges Ontario, in a statement. Colleges in Ontario, especially, have chased the higher revenues of international student tuition for years, trying to make up for a longstanding freeze on domestic tuition and years of underfunding by the Ontario government."
The federal government will admit 155,000 international students next year and 150,000 in both 2027 and 2028, down from an earlier planned cap of 305,900 for 2026. The change is part of a broader plan to cut temporary resident numbers significantly. Ontario community colleges relied heavily on international tuition to offset a freeze on domestic tuition and years of provincial underfunding. The sector has already cut $1.8 billion, suspended 600 programs and eliminated 8,000 positions. Prior federal policy changes in late 2024 prompted colleges to cut dozens of programs; further caps threaten additional program eliminations and staffing losses, particularly in costly trades and health-care programs.
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