That's because of the possibility that China could restrict or dissuade Chinese students from studying in Canada, Moody's Investors Service says. Moody's Investors Service reported Friday that Canadian universities are trying to diversify their international student population in case diplomatic spats restrict movement. "In general, we've seen quite a strong growth in international students across Canadian universities, and particularly within international students we've seen a very strong growth within the Asia region, and within that we've seen the strongest growth in China," Hardi said. In the U.S., some schools are even looking into taking out insurance against a potential drop in Chinese international students. However, we will not speculate about any potential impact on our international student enrolment at this time," Pam Ratner wrote.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2019 21:33 UTC