Justin Trudeau’s new visa policy will cause huge loss to Canada, understand how

Canada Government New Visa Policy: Justin Trudeau’s government of Canada has implemented a new visa policy in the country. It is being told about this policy that Canada will have to suffer a loss of billions of dollars. The impact of this new immigration policy will also be seen on Indian students in Canada. A report published by International Consultants for Education and Fairs stated that this policy alone is expected to cause a loss of 1 billion Canadian dollars to Ontario in the next two years.

Indian students will also be affected

The number of students of Indian origin in Canada is very high. Due to their shortage, Canada will also suffer a big loss. At the same time, let us tell you that the Justin Trudeau government of Canada has also implemented many policies to manage the number of international students in the country. The most important measure in this is the limit on foreign nominations. Due to which there will be a 35 percent reduction in new study permits in the year 2024. Another 10 percent reduction will be made in the year 2025. At the same time, for study permit, students need to save more than 20 thousand Canadian dollars.

Important role of Indian students in Canada

The role of Indian students in the Canadian education system is very important. The number of study permit holders from India has increased by 47 percent in the year 2022, which is more than 3,19,000 in total. On the other hand, till August, 1,37,445 Indian students have got permits. Which is four percent less than 2023. According to official figures, about 6 lakh Indian students are studying in Canada. However, now the numbers may decline.

Ontario alone suffered the most losses.

Let us tell you that 40 percent of the total students of Canada live in Ontario alone. The impact of this immigration policy is going to be greatest here. According to Steve Orsini, President and CEO of the Council of Ontario Universities, these policy changes will cost Ontario universities 300 million Canadian dollars in 2024-25 and 600 million Canadian dollars in 2025-26, Business Standard reported.