Robert Asselin, CEO of U15 Canada quoted The Logic article by David Reevely | Published September 19, 2025
Foreign enrolments have plunged in science and engineering grad programs. Critics say immigration caps are making the world’s best minds feel unwelcome.
OTTAWA — Canada’s prime research universities are attracting a lot fewer international students than they used to, and some of the sharpest declines are in graduate-level engineering and science programs.
The U15, the association representing schools like the University of Toronto, McGill and the University of British Columbia, blames the federal government’s cuts to study permits and its restrictions on foreign students’ options for staying in Canada after finishing their programs….
The number of international students choosing Canada is falling fast – The Logic