language school has been forced to shut down permanently because it simply doesn't have any students to teach. International travel restrictions due to COVID-19 means Inlingua Vancouver, which usually enrolls about 200 foreign students, no longer has enough paying pupils to stay afloat. Almost all of the students at Inlingua Vancouver were foreign nationals learning English as a second language (ESL), many of whom wished to return to their home countries while they still could. Global Village Vancouver, another ESL school in the city's downtown core, is also closing in June. Paula Jamieson, president and CEO of Global Village Victoria, which remains open, told CBC's On The Island she estimates up to 90 per cent of language schools could close because they can't make rent.

Source: CBC News June 04, 2020 16:30 UTC