Canada experienced an influx of foreign students claiming refugee status after Ottawa announced cuts to study permits last year, according to government data.
A total of 11,630 international students applied to stay in Canada as refugees between January and August of 2024, representing an average of more than 340 applications per week, the department of immigration wrote in a report to the Senate.
Student claims made up roughly 10 percent of all asylum claims received during that period, according to the document first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter.
The wave of activity began after Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s announcement last January on the government’s intention to slash the number of foreign study permits both in 2024 and 2025….