Canada's international student spike was blamed on private colleges. Here's what really happened
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Data obtained by CBC News reveals which colleges, universities account for biggest share of rapid growth
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Post-secondary institution Province Permits
Conestoga College Ontario 30,395
University Canada West B.C. 13,913
Fanshawe College Ontario 11,706
Niagara College Canada Ontario 11,199
Seneca College Ontario 11,042
Lambton College Ontario 9,639
Centennial College Ontario 9,529
Algoma University Ontario 9,329
Sheridan College Ontario 9,211
Fleming College Ontario 8,849
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Over the six-year period covered by the data, more than 1.5 million study permits were issued for students to attend some 1,300 colleges and universities.
That translates into international students paying tens of billions of dollars into Canada's post-secondary system — at a time when provincial governments were imposing austerity measures on public universities and colleges.
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hmm, degreeless douggie ford cuts spending and freezes tuition (for 7 years) and you wonder why this is happening.