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What’s behind the steep drop in international students — and who’s paying the price?
30 minutes Posted Mar 25, 2026 at 6:10 pm.
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International student numbers are falling fast — and schools in the Lower Mainland are feeling it. In addition to that, a new federal report suggests the system meant to manage them isn’t working well. Thousands of potential rule breaches were flagged, but only a small fraction were investigated. Stephen Quinn looks at what’s driving the decline, and how schools and governments are responding.