The B.C. government will not approve new private postsecondary institutions that cater to international students for a period of two years, Selina Robinson, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, announced Monday. The moratorium is part of a package of reforms in the sector, after Ottawa announced a two-year cap on foreign student admissions in a bid to tackle skyrocketing growth and ease the pressure on services such as housing and health care.
The changes mirror measures announced last week by the province of Ontario, which is similarly facing significant reductions in the number of new international students the federal government will permit.
