When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the borders and threw Canada’s immigration system into chaos, one of the most affected groups was international students — a group that contributes both short- and long-term benefits to Canada’s economy and society. With a new school year ahead of us, the Canadian government must do more to support international students through their studies and make it easier for them to stay here after they graduate.

Canada ranks third in the world when it comes to attracting international students, after the United States and Australia. Before the pandemic, there were more than 642,000 such students in Canada — a number that has tripled over the past decade.
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