OTTAWA—Canada plans to attract more international students by expanding its presence overseas in an effort to advance classroom diversity and boost economic benefits that already amount to billions per year. International Trade Minister Jim Carr says beyond the economic impacts, students from abroad often establish important, decades-long links with Canada. Numbers compiled by Universities Canada say full-time international student enrolment at universities rose by about 15 per cent across Canada between 2017 and 2018. Amyot, who represents 132 publicly funded colleges and institutes, said her members have also seen rising numbers of international students. “Some of our best immigrants, in fact, have been international students that have studied in Canada, worked in Canada,” said Amyot.

Source: thestar April 14, 2019 20:48 UTC