British Columbia, a Canadian province, has restricted tertiary institutions from enrolling Nigerian and international students for the next two years.
Marc Miller, the federal immigration minister, recently issued a statement.
According to Miller, the policy intends to reduce new student visa issuance by 35 percent this year while the province confronts “exploitative practices” in the system.
David Eby, Premier of British Columbia, emphasized the necessity of addressing difficulties within the international education system, acknowledging its critical position in the province’s social and economic framework.
He said:
“There are a wide array of private institutions, big and small, in our province, but regardless of the institution’s size, our expectations of the level of quality are the same.
“There are institutions that are not meeting our expectations right now.”