Northlands responds to feds plan to reduce international student visas
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Northlands College is responding to the federal government’s announcement to begin a temporary reduction of international student visas of 35 per cent nationally with some provinces like Ontario seeing a reduction of more than 50 per cent or more in international enrolment.
“For some institutions, these reductions will mean difficult conversations as revenue from international education has been key to the financial sustainability of institutions, particularly in the context of private public partnerships operated in Ontario which have provided tens of millions of dollars to the public sector,” Northlands President and CEO Karsten Henriksen said in a YouTube video posted Tuesday.
“These dollars have balanced budgets, built new capital projects and supported innovation, research and much more.”
He explained for rural institutions like Northlands College, which recently celebrated a 19 per cent increase in domestic enrolment, the focus in recent years has been on transformation of how the college develops partnerships, as well as operate and pathways to employment. Henriksen noted Canada’s labour market, particularly in rural and remote communities, needs people.
