Canada wants more Indian students | SouthAsianPost.com | Indo Canadian newspaper from Vancouver & Surrey BC for the Indian, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Bangladesh.

Canada will admit more foreign students but fewer foreign workers this year, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said.

Kenney, who was in India last month, dropped hints that there will be a substantial increase in the number of students from India.

Currently, about 3,000 Indian students are admitted to Canadian institutions each year, compared to 40,000 in Australia and 80,000 in the U.S.

"Canada is looking to Asia as well as India for potential students. Universities are happy to get them," said Kenney.

According to government figures for 2007, 176,116 foreign students enrolled in Canadian institutions during the year.

Last year, the Canadian government announced that foreign students could seek work permit and later permanent residence upon graduation.

Though the immigration minister didn’t pinpoint how many more foreign students will be admitted this year, he said: "We are not receiving enough foreign students."

Because of higher fee structures for international students, they are a huge source of income for Canadian universities.

Apart from bringing revenue to Canada, they can easily be given permanent residence and later citizenship because of their Canadian experience and their understanding of the Canadian market.

Despite the economic downturn, the minister said Canada admitted "an unprecedented number" of permanent and temporary residents in 2008.

"While other countries are talking about taking fewer immigrants, today, I am pleased to announce that in 2008, we increased the number of new permanent residents to Canada," he said.

He said 247,202 permanent residents were admitted in 2008. However, Kenney said he expected a "significant reduction" in the number of temporary foreign workers admitted this year due to the economic crisis.

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