It seems rare when all three levels of government in Canada agree these days, but one such issue — at least in Brampton — is curbing so-called “diploma mill” colleges.
In January, federal Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller announced a two-year cap on new student visas starting this fall. Miller said the decision was, at least in part, aimed at eradicating private post-secondary educational institutions he described as “the diploma equivalent of puppy mills” and “fly-by-night operations and backdoor entries into Canada” with dubious academic standards.
