Volume 20 • No. 5 • March 1 - 15 , 2024 Publication Mailing Account #41721512
Liza Soberano
Facing challenges Immigration minister discusses International Student Visa program
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On January 22, 2024, Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced that Canada will approve about 360,000 undergraduate study permits for 2024 – a 35 per cent reduction from last year. And the limit on each province and territory will be based on population figures. Minister Miller visited Winnipeg on February 22nd to expound on the government’s decision to cap the number of international students and other immigration updates. Pilipino Express’ Lucille Nolasco-Garrido (PE) interviewed Minister Miller about these on his recent visit to Winnipeg. PE: International students coming into Canada are facing different challenges like accom-
modation, part-time work, etc., how is the government responding to all these? Minister Miller: When I became the Minister of Immigration, it quickly came to my attention the incredible challenges in the International Student Visa program, which is intended to bring in the brightest of youth, who can benefit from a worldclass education system, and then go home and be themselves an ambassador of Canada to their home countries, using the expertise they learned in Canada, or after a few years become a permanent resident and help fill the labour market or even help grow Canada. Unfortunately, that has not been the case. It’s been a proSee CHALLENGES p14
“Canada needs more talent, workers.” – Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Philippine Madrigal Singers coming to Winnipeg this spring March 10, 2024
The Philippine Madrigal Singers will be in town for a concert on May 5. The choir will be touring Canada coast-to-coast from April to July this year. Story on p5
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