International students filed almost 14,000 asylum claims while in Canada over the first nine months of this year, a record reached even as the number of new study permits issued to students fell significantly.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller said the increase in asylum claims from people in the country on study permits appears to include false ones filed by students who have been counselled to do so by outside consultants. He cited anecdotal evidence from department officials and the lack of change in conditions in source countries.
