International students are worth more than $21 billion annually to Canadian Economy, so it's easy to understand Canada's aggressive approach to recruiting 450 thousand International Students in 2023

Once in Canada, many international students discover that Canada isn't a cakewalk. Some may see the situation international students find in Canadian cities as predatory. Wages are low, and many international students are forced to work as caterers, baristas, and gas attendants in low-paying, unskilled jobs. Even with temporarily increased off-campus working hours, living costs don't match wages in cities where rent is high and the price of eating and entertainment expenses. On top of it all, international students pay four times the tuition of highly subsidized Canadian students.

The conditions for international students sound difficult, but the reality isn't that different for Canadian students who also fill the same low-paid positions and live in the same overcrowded dormitories. Yes. Student life has challenges. The situation for international students is softened by Permanent Residency Programs that often accept applicants from among a pool of recent graduates making studying in Canada a wise play for thousands of Internationals looking to become Canadian citizens.

How Canada can fix its 'predatory' relationship with international students – Métis Nation Saskatchewan Business Magazine | Sask Métis News | Métis Nation Entrepreneurs (metisnation-sask.com) https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/12/04/how-canada-can-fix-its-predatory-relationship-with-international-students.html Canada's International Education Strategy (2019-2024)