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High tuition filters out poor but often academically qualified students from other countries.
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My father was one of very few university graduates in our village. He is the most optimistic and logical person in my family, always putting our education first.
When he was looking for a partner, his first condition was that she should be educated, no matter the field. In India much has changed in terms of education, but few women from my parents’ generation had educational opportunities. The situation was even worse during my grandparents’ generation; my grandma studied only until eighth grade, at a very poorly funded public school.
I have inherited my father’s valuation of education, but I am paying three times what Canadians in my university class at Simon Fraser University pay for the same education. We all have financial, emotional and academic concerns, but I carry a higher financial burden for being an outsider. Immigrants pay the same as Canadians for an education they could not get in their own country, but learning isn’t equally accessible to us foreign students.
I am currently enrolled at SFU in the Semester in Dialogue program, and part of my tuition is justified by the connections I’m building. I’m meeting amazing influencers, whether they’re faculty, expert guests, or my classmates.
I pay $3,055 per course and need to take at least three courses or nine credits to qualify as a full-time student. For three courses, student service fees, a medical plan, SFU’s health and dental coverage, and primary medical insurance, I pay $11,135 per term. That doesn’t include living expenses such as groceries, recreation, my mobile plan and rent. The cost for Canadian residents is $599 per course, and the total per semester as a full-time student is $3,187.
The numbers on the federal government’s website demonstrate the importance of international students in Canada. In 2021, 21 per cent of undergraduates and 29 per cent of graduate students were international students. In 2018, we contributed $19.7 billion to Canada’s GDP and held 218,577 jobs. We helped reduce Canada’s skilled labour shortage, yet job vacancies surged to 700,000 in 2021, especially for health-care and other skilled workers. After completing our studies in 2021, 130,000 former study permit holders were granted permanent residency. Bill S-215, the Post-secondary Institutions Bankruptcy Protection Act, was initiated by Senator Lucie Moncion. Speaking in favour of the act in May, Senator Ratna Omidvar emphasized the need to rethink the unsustainable financial model for postsecondary institutions, noting that the federal government’s contribution decreased by 40 per cent per student between 1992 and 2016. She acknowledged the financial stress, unforgiving timelines, social isolation and parental stress that international students experience.
Today I’m 7,000 miles away from my family, sitting in a downtown SFU classroom of 20 students, learning about philanthropy. I’m missing my family back home, after three years of working part time, studying full time, and dealing with the financial burden. At times I’ve questioned why I’m taking on so much stress financially and how perhaps it would have been adequate to have studied in a college in India, like many of my high-school classmates.
I work for little more than a minimum wage salary and am legally allowed to only work part-time. I pay the same tax as any working domestic student would. When I calculate the budget from my monthly salary, I’m always in debt, unable to save for my tuition. I feel guilty when I have to ask for tuition fees from my father and wonder if I must study in such an expensive institution while putting my family’s comfort aside.
Unfortunately, Canadian universities are addicted to international student money, but there’s a downside: the high tuition filters out poor, but often academically qualified students from other countries. The Canadian government wants to bring in immigrants who can contribute economically, but there are some brilliant brains out there who are never given a chance to study and potentially immigrate here.
If Canada wants to build its economy on immigrants, there have to be some funding reductions.
Krupa Patel is an undergraduate student in the faculty of health sciences at Simon Fraser University.
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Thanks for writing this column and letting the rest of us know the reality of being an international student in our institutions and suffering under the burden of horrendous tuition fees. Also the inability to work more hours to actually make enough to offset these fees. As you say….it’s set up to ensure that the poor but capable student can never access this education.
As an international student from India; I disagree with this article. Trust me most(not all but majority) undergrad students who enter Canada are dumb, they’re rejected by indian universities. I was an international grad student and I haven’t paid single dollar as tuition fees. I got scholarships, TA and my thesis was funded by provincial govt! For scholarships, I had to compete with domestic students and yeah your GPA matters. Instead of complaining she could’ve proved her worth with her grades.
I disagree too. The opportunity should be available for everyone, not just the talented. There are streams that do not get government funding or provide aid to international students. In india, only the most talented people have access to higher education. In Canada, it looks like only the rich have access to higher education.
This situation reminds me of courts in India. I had to hire a lawyer to defend the custody of my child. I spent thr equivalent of C$20,000 on a lawyer. He lost the case and I was left with nothing. At that time, I felt only the rich have access to justice.
Saying that “The opportunity should be available for everyone, not just the talented.” is just absurd to say the least. According to your theory, an employer should give a skilled labour job to someone who is not talented and cannot excel in the industry rather than giving it to someone skilled?
If you’re rich, you can afford the tution and living expenses. If you’re talented, you can apply for scholarships (of course it’s not that easy to get one). What you’re trying here is to sell the story of someone who is not rich and not talented. Well let me ask you one question, why should the Canadian unis care about them? Canadian unis dont benefit from them. At the end of the day, you have to remember that this is a give-and-take relationship.
Most international students study in Canada for the sole purpose of getting a PR (and later becoming a Canadian citizen). And the system is designed in a way to benefit the Canadians so, why would they want someone who cant afford the fees and can’t score a good GPA?
TL;DT no rich + no talent = no good
Judging from the look of things, if you are still an undergraduate students I bet you don’t have an intention of returning to your country even though you initially convinced them that you will. You loved the thriving economy, the quietness and peace around here…citizens pay for it with their tax, and international students pay for it with their extra tuition fees…..they are not depending on international student’s fee literally. This is why they have several option for people to emigrate. If you don’t intend to go back, come through PR, and study like a citizen.
While I agree with Ms. Patel that our high tuition likely keeps low-income but smart international students out of our universities, I’m confused by her urging that we need “funding reductions”. I’d argue we need funding increases to universities, but not reductions to the international student tuition amounts. Public universities are subsidized to, primarily, educate Canadians. It would not be appropriate nor politically feasible to have international students pay the same as Canadian students when there is no guarantee they will remain in Canada after completing their studies, nor when there is no historical contribution (through taxes) by the student or their family. The argument could be made that Canadian students could leave after graduation but the data would show that is a minority of students.
I can recognize my privilege as someone who was born and raised in Canada — it’s easy for me to not worry about obtaining a quality education. However, the majority of international students in Canada come from high- and middle-income countries (e.g., China, India, Korea, etc.) and there are good universities in those countries. I fail to see the connection between high international student fees and Canada’s economic immigration model though. Canada brings in immigrants who have already obtained education and work experience to fill labour market gaps, recognizing many of these folks have obtained high-quality education in their home country. If we were educating students from low-income and economically precarious countries (e.g., Algeria, Haiti, Vietnam) I would recognize the need for a different approach.
When you are in india no
You are forgetting that Canadian families for generation have been paying a large proportion of their income to tax weather they went to university or not. That is why you are paying more for the education.
And you’re forgetting that Canadian families for generation have also been benefiting from the tax they pay. It’s not like international students were benefiting from Canadian public welfare before coming to Canada.
The average Canadian pays 36 to 52% of their incomes to taxes. Considering the means testing for a number of public sector services & supports, those paying taxes actually are not benefitting to the extent that you seem to think.
Right on point , Is the writer privy to these facts?
I agree with you . I am in the same situation . I am considering going back home . It is very difficult to find a job here .
If I may ask, what type of job do you need?
If funding reduction to be made, then a very stricter and tighter admission procedures needed to select those “brilliant brains” out there you are mentioning……and clear motivation from applicants end need to be proven….
Sadly a major chunk of the Canadian University are bringing really dumb brains from India, china and other third world countries….
Ms./Mr. K. Patel
You seem to be an above average person, studying at SFU. You very well knew when you applied and was accepted to come to Canada on a student visa, the fees and expenses you’d have to incur, without being a burden on Canada.
Once in the country many of you international students begin to shed crocodile tears about how unfair Canada or the system is unfair to you financially and otherwise. Did you all suddenly find this out or you already knew during your research to come here as a student and eventually acquire a permanent resident card.
A simple question to you folks: If Canada is being so unfair to international students, then why not pack up now and return to your country. Cost of living would be cheaper and job opportunities, post graduation would be plentiful.
While I respect what you wrote, I don’t agree with it. I am a former international student myself and know exactly what you’re going through. While it is no fun, it is part of the journey. As others have rightfully pointed , Canadians pay lesser tuition fee because the difference is covered by their taxes. Unfortunately, there is no free lunch in the world. There is a reason why you, me and 1000s of other students come to Canada and as such we got to pay our fair share for the opportunities this country provides us with. That being said, I would like to say , hang in there. Hopefully, this too shall pass and you could also reap the benefits of your hard work and expensive education. Good luck!
This is very insightful and aptly informative. I want to believe that Canadian schools usually have some scholarship for international students, even while already on campus. With this, I believe they are being fair enough with assisting with financial burden.
You as an international, have to pay more or get an education in your country which you can afford. You can also come via PR so you can pay less tuition. It won’t be fair on the citizens if you pay less, because they are taxed heavily.
Yes I feel it is so true, as I know very well my daughter is studying Biotechlogy in the University of Prince Edward Island. She got a chance in more expensive colleges but we could not afford it as my husband, an engineer, lost his job during the pandemic.
As, we value education the most we wanted to empower our daughter with education, no matter what. We even tried to migrate, just to lower down the tuition fees but it didn’t work.
Even I have another daughter in pipeline who also wants to go for Canada. Already my smaller one wrote to the University if they could offer sibling discount to reduce the burden on the family, but they do not have such provision.
My elder daughter already in UPEI works part time, full time in summer in a Japanese company as a paid intern during the summer as we are sacrificing her emotional requirements by not bringing her back home.
Both my daughters are meritorious and should not the Canafian government look into this to grant some kind of scholarships to facilitate their learning and meet their emotional and social requirement offering the students more discounts and less tax burden? Moreover should not the students who are doing well be grant PR directly after their 4 year degree course so that they can pursue their higher studies, so that they start feeling for the country and contribute to the country’s welfare.
There is brighter side to this , my elder daughter within her one year of study has emerged out to be much stronger and eqip herself better to face life. Seeing her, I feel the parents should sent their ward to study in Canada and the Canadian Government should look to the tax and granting more scholarships or financial loans to facilitate learning as many meritorious students are coming in pusit of their desire to get a experiential teaching learning process.
We are getting way too many international students now so there is no need for grants or loans. If no one was coming it would make sense. Since the last 7 years we have doubled student(immigration) It takes years to get pr so people have learned to apply as a student and show up here in 3 months to cheat the system
So from the sounds of it an international success story needs to created to enable a scholarship fund that allows for international recruitment. Aimed to enables full term residency. Please note tax relief based is available, you pay more, but you also build up more future tax credits to offset it.
I’m a foreign worker working in Canada as a caregiver. I started my nursing career back in my country in Cameroon but couldn’t complete it due to economic crisis and war in the country. I migrated to Canada as a farmer abandoning my career as a nurse.
I got abused at my work place, was taken out with the help of some organizations. Now I work as a live in caregiver.
I long to complete my training as a nurse and also have that feeling of fulfillment but each time I do my inquiries about studying here the expenses are way too much.
There’s this very huge gap between international students and local students. International students are allowed to work only part-time, pay their taxes, rent, tuition fees, and feeding from this part-time job. I have friends who are international students and each time I hear of their stories it makes me feel discouraged about everything.
I wish the prime Minister of Canada could do something about this. We all deserve to be stress free.
Two of my kids I am currently working to secure their admissions to study in Canada i have many people out there in canada with words of encouragement to send my wards to Canada, but this expression is giving me concern and I hope I will not regret spending money for kids to study in Canada. Thanks alot for this.
It’s worse since the pandemic. I am an international student and I have not been able to receive the quality experience in face to face learning that you have received. Instead, my entire program has been online for the same price. There’s no equity in that. The tuition should be less for international students who are studying online. This also needs to be spoken about.
The same problem for the most international students in Canada. Government should support students, not to restrict the, If they believe in students. These students leave their country and come to Canada to have a better future and also someone use their knowledge. However, as we see today, their manpower is just being used. Gradually, this approach will not work and these students won’t choose Canada. It will be a lose- lose game.
I did a program in Toronto last year, and I was in a similar situation. The program I did promise a lot, but I did the same program in mi Country and it was far better that the Canadian one. I feel that I paid a lot for not good quality, I hope to recover what I invested and back to my country. Anyway, I value the experience I had here and the broad perspective I got through it.
While I do you understand many of the points me, the bottom line is studying abroad is a privilege. And when an international student applies for a study permit, they are attesting to IRCC they have the financial resources to support their education.
Canadian universities are highly subsidised by Canadian tax payers and it is normal that Canadian citizens benefit from it. The tuition fees paid by foreign students are still a fraction of what it cost to study at private universities in the US. As a Canadian father, I paid twice as much 20 years ago for my son’s studies at a US university that a foreign student now pays to study in Canada which means that foreign student in Canada likely pays one third of what it would cost in the US making it a bargain to study in Canada. It was also also painful financially for me to pay for my son’s US university fees but today, my son has become a successful creative director and the money I spent on his education abroad seem like it has been one of the most worthwhile gift I gave my son!
So you complain about the cost. But you aren’t realizing that is what gives you that slot over an every day Canadian. Sorry. I can’t feel for you when I get turned down year after year. And foreigners get those slots because of the cost increase. Be happy you are getting the education. Because I am not given the opportunity as they want your money.
No one is forcing you to come to canada for education, please stop complaining that you have to pay more than the locals and are allowed to work less time, there should be difference between what a country gives its citizens compare to foreigners, i am sure your india will have similar rules for canadians coming to get education there. Fix your own backyard before complaining about someone else’s
I hate these articles because they NEVER tell the truth. The BIG ELEPHANT in the room is this is a way for them to settle in Canada. I am an immigrant myself and I came here as a refugee sponsored by a church. Very grateful BUT please don’t make it sound like you are being taken advantage of! Sick of it!
Excluding a small number of international students who generally come here on scholarships, the sole purpose of coming to Canada as student is to easily obtain Canadian PR card. Most of these students are the one who would not get accepted into a reputable Indian University or college. I personally know many such Indian students.
Those who complain about higher fees and not able to work full time should know that Govt of Canada makes it very clear to you before granting you the visa that your purpose to goto Canada is to study and not work and that you have sufficient funding to support yourself while studying in Canada. If you don’t agree with this then why you are here?
You should also understand that every hour you work here you are taking that hour away from my kid which he or she could use to support his/her studies.
Unfortunately “funding reductions,” as the author mentions in his last paragraph, is exactly what’s caused the soaring tuition and demand for international students in Canada. As the ratio of funds coming from provincial governments has dimished, along with growing demand for broader services and competition for higher-end services, budget gaps for post-secondary institutions have increased. International tuition revenue is a relatively unrestricted, achievable growth opportunity. It allows institutions to maintain competitiveness (agurably, to unhealthy levels) and build the services students and their families demand.
As a mother of an international student and a researcher myself:
Reading the comments section, I uncomfortably feel pushed back into a regular European/German non-academic website’s comments sections. The main subtext of some of the comments here are – like the ones I’m used to come across in non-academic German comments – is the covert racism within a white anger and, well: its non-academic standard.
Now regarding whiteness…
There are little but very good researches done pointing out and explaining how European, especially German, universities (with usually no real tuition fees for both national and international students by the way) are still institutions, which are representing white power and whiteness (e.g. Akbaba & Wagner 2022). With that said, universities – like education systems in general- are structurally made to refuse (anti) racism related teaching and research topics and the presence of academics with those research interests. There is a huge debate when it comes to keeping the academic infrastructure accessible towards teaching, talking and researching on colonialism and racism: Neither is it effortless to just simply teach or name these subjects in the academia, nor is it common to experience as much Black or PoC researchers as there is in the overall national population. There is a massive oppression for Black and PoC students and researchers to fit into the whiteness, and this is experienced by them as a huge biographical pain.
Regardless the initial discussion whether tuition fees and therefore the accessibility of knowledge should be equal or not (which they should), my German background makes me see here, how much the awareness regarding academic whiteness is lacking.
Therefore, I suggest to discuss the unequal tuitions within the framework of critical whiteness and post colonialism, just to avoid racist undertones and silencing international students, who, while paying much more, should have a legitimately louder voice here.
My child by the way refuses to be handled unequal and therefore has no interest in studying in Canada. She might be one of many more students not choosing Canada, only because they refuse being differentiated in the beginning. Therefore I wonder, if this tuition policy is really enriching or rather damaging the Canadian academic culture on the long run.
From all indications, education is for the rich and not the poor. Canada seems interested in wealthy migrants not intelligent folks. Unfortunately this Is the sad reality.
This article is written by a student who does not understand how schools are funded in Canada. Canadian students pay less fees because they are Canadian. If Canadian students go to Europe or the USA, they will be required to pay more fees than the citizens of these countries. The payment of fees is even more specific in the USA where students are charged different fees if they are from a different state, even though they are Americans.
While i recognize the emotional stress of being a foreign student, I think you are a bit very ungrateful for the opportunities that Canada is providing to foreign students. When I attended school in Canada some 40 years ago, foreign students were prohibited from working anywhere, even for free. Now you are able to work and then you complain that the job pays a minimum wage. After graduation some 40 years ago, foreign students had no opportunity to remain in Canada and then get a chance to apply for permanent residency, Now you can remain in Canada and also get permanent residency.
Please show a bit of gratitude and appreciation for Canada and Canadians. The taxes paid by citizens helps to build and maintain these schools and fund Canadian students fees. Foreigners do not pay taxes in Canada and hence they are levied with more fees. That seems very fair.
The reason you are in Canada is because schools in India are very competitive and difficult to gain admissions. And in many cases the quality of education in Canada is superior. The icing on the cake is that education in Canada provides a good path to permanent residency. The price of extra school fees is pale compare to this opportunity of a lifetime. Paying the fees is like paying insurance premiums.
I humbly suggest that you do more facetime with your family and friends in India as well as enlarge your circle of friends by socialize with more Canadians to help you cope with the isolation and stress of being in a foreign country. Canadians are friendly people once you take steps to look outside of people that look like you and speak your language.
Finally, be grateful and enjoy Canada. Someday when your permanent residency papers are granted, you will find a good job and pay handsome taxes like me and then when your children pay 3X less than foreign students, you will understand why.
Canadians pay way more than international students. Think of a lifetime of taxes we pay for them and their parents vs 4 years. This rarely gets mentioned when one talks about foreign students “paying more
Sorry, but as an international student, Canada owes you nothing. At all. And please don’t think I’m some over-privileged person writing this – my family were immigrants twice over, we were dirt poor, my first language was not English, and I too have immigrated. I also went to university and did 3 degrees – and paid a good deal for it all. But I did not whine because tuition was high, nor did I expect the government of a country not my own to cover anything at all for me. Sorry, but you knew what the costs were. And the taxes you pay while in the country do NOT cover your expenses. So yes, while it is tough – you knew what you were getting into, and you knew it would cost. And again – Canada owes you nothing.
Reading through the comments I feel that most people, as expected, tend to approach this from their own vantage point, without identifying the ‘why’ of the system and infrastructure of post-secondary education. To summarize some of the main points and provide some thoughts:
1. Canadians pay taxes into their future education options whether they access those options or not
This, by all accounts, is true. This doesn’t take away from the fact that due to this reality, it is considerably more difficult to pay for an education as an international student. Some things to consider here are differences in income and ability to save in the home countries of some international students. Paying for an education upfront without having invested tax money into it and potentially having less earning power in your home country could result in international students paying more than a domestic student who’s family has paid taxes their whole lives. I’d be interested to see information on the cumulative tax investment for domestic students in comparison to an international student paying international student tuition rates.
2. International students don’t have to come to Canada for an education and know what they are getting into so have made their bed and should lie in it
In my experience as someone who works at an institution and helps students to settle in Canada, many undergraduate students are still so young and lacking in life experience that they really and truly don’t understand how much it will cost them to get through school. Recruitment teams at universities are essentially marketing the university to people abroad. Understandably, recruitment teams often do not talk about the reality of the expenses that students might incur through pursuing an education elsewhere. Also, a lack of familiarity with living expenses abroad might also contribute to this lack of knowledge as well. With no one guiding you, you may not know which questions to ask and if your parents have never travelled abroad either, they probably can’t provide guidance with this either.
3. Students can come as PR and pay the same fees as domestic students
Aside from coming as a protected person, which in itself is a difficult hand, getting PR in Canada is extremely difficult without a postsecondary education. Even with a postsecondary education, there are many immigrants who don’t meet Canadian education standards to practice in their field and they end up working as Uber drivers in low income jobs just to make ends meet and eventually make their way into their field after years of hard work. Getting PR is dependent on getting a Canadian education in many cases, so this can effectively be a catch-22 and shouldn’t be deemed a legitimate option for most.
Nothing here is straight forward, and ultimately the author of this story and opinion should be respected for what they are sharing, an experience of a broken system of education that is increasingly more unaffordable for both domestic and international students, both of whom face different challenges of varying intensity. Instead of criticizing the author, I think it’s important that we take a good hard look on what education ‘should’ look like and whether it ‘should’ be accessible to all. Should it be based on those who can pay? Or should it be based on hard work and merit? Has education been commodified into oblivion? Is it even relevant in its current form?
If you really think Canada is very addicted to foreign students’ dollars, spend yours in your home country and sit back to watch Canadian universities collapse simply because you allege there is a downside to this.
Probably there is a downside but is not the primary responsibility of the Canadian gourvenement to afford equal opportunities to higher education access to very capable but underprivileged students from abroad, their respective governments are entirely responsible for that, the very bright students from abroad cease scholarships and benefit from that.
“High tuition filters out poor but often academically qualified students from other countries.” you note
– Do not dare dream that the Canadian establishment is going to adjust to favour foreign students over its own nationals, where have you seen that? Utopia? Not even applicable in the most egalitarian Scandinavian states.
Your concern that the poor but academically qualified students are left out can be fixed by the governments responsible for those very capable but poor students not any foreign government, do not be deluded.
Demand more equal treatment, which you rightfully deserve, from your home government to which you pay taxes and demand the accountability, the Canadian gov’t can only offer the bare minimum by human decency standards.
Your plight as a student is understandable but you will have to bear it or I dare you to find a country that can afford you near favourable conditions or equal to a local student/ a national, some European universities charge lower tuition by comparison but the blueprint of regulations for a student permit only differ slightly.
Fact is you are currently a student and you MUST conform to the rules that pertain to a student permit holder.
This is the point where you have to look back and appreciate why in your supporting documents to get a student Visa, you had to demonstrate SUFFICIENT source of funds for the entire duration of your studies, including subsistence and any expense that falls in between.
Do not give up your efforts for a more equal society everywhere but in this specific regard, this is the reality on the ground and you must face it.
I’m sorry to say but I disagree with your thoughts. There are so many successful stories of immigrants students who have made it without complaining and paying their due diligence to the Canada’s government and Economy. You know about the expenses and tuition before you come here or decide to migrate. Local Canadian Students have student loans debts as well when they graduate out of University and they pay off. I am myself has been in this country for 8 years now and came as an international student. You should embrace your struggles, research more about the facts and stop crying! Sick of such articles and people who come here and try to change the things!
Krupa Patel has put his finger on the “elephant in the room” with this op-ed. Canada’s provincial governments have been peddling a higher-education policy that depends on the exploitation of foreign students from poorer countries.
One apparent aim of this exploitative strategy is to reduce the burden on Canadian students (and taxpayers).
But at what cost to our integrity as a country? And does it really add to the sustainability of provincially administered universities and colleges?
This collective action by provincial governments to fleece foreign students, which is aided and abetted by the “make money at any cost” dogma that still pervades Canadian society, arguably undermines Canada’s already teetering international reputation.
Parents of local canadian citizen students’ paid huge tax to the Canadian Government for 18-19 years before their kids go to Universities. Parents of international students did not pay the aforementioned tax. Thus, Canadian Unversities need to charge substantially higher tution fees for international students to be fair with Canadian parents.
I absolutely agreed..governments are running on our money either in India or Canada.
Like this article and it’s so true. Shame on Canadian economy and Government.
Respectfully 100% disagree with your opinion. Please give me a reason on why a foreign country is required to fund your education. The local Canadians have cheaper tuition fees because they/their families have been paying taxes which are used to subsidize their tuition.
To put my perspective into context, I was an international graduate student at SFU. Initially I wanted to study abroad for my undergraduate degree but it was too expensive for me to afford. Did I complain? Absolutely not, Canada does not owe me anything. Nor to some other international student, like yourself. I found out that tuition was the same as domestic people for graduate students (higher education than a bachelor degree) so I tried my best to have high GPA throughout my undergraduate degree, scored high for my English test, got into grad school, received high scores to be awarded some scholarships, had TA contracts, worked part-time and self-funded my way through school.
International education is a luxury, not a necessity. I completely do not understand your perspective and find it offensive for other international students who respect the Canadian educational system.
To achieve equity in terms of access and support requires listening to the student voice. Their stories indicate the challenges and the opportunities for real social change in terms of mental health and financial support.
I am from NB. Many local students attend university and return home after getting their degrees or masters and are not finding any work at all in anything. Also why are Canadians funding international students who are displacing our local students when we built the country? My own nephew had to wait 2 years to start college in his home province. Locals over 45 are also not getting hired.
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