British Columbia, Canada
A Canadian province, British Columbia, has banned its tertiary institutions from admitting Nigerians, alongside other international students for the next two years.
The country’s Federal Immigration Minister, Marc Miller made this known recently in a press statement.
According to Miller, the measure is aimed at decreasing new student visa issuance by 35 per cent for the current year as the province addresses “exploitative practices” within the system.
The Premier of British Columbia, David Eby, stressed the importance of addressing issues within the international education system, recognizing its pivotal role in the province’s social and economic framework.
“There are a wide array of private institutions, big and small, in our province, but regardless of the institution’s size, our expectations of the level of quality are the same.
“There are institutions that are not meeting our expectations right now,” he said.
