Kitchener-based Conestoga College, which has seen new approved study permits up 137 per cent over the last three years, said the prosperity of the local communities is threatened by the pressure on the labour supply.

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    5 months ago

    Same shit here with Cape Breton University. Been exploiting a low income area in favor of increasing their wealth and status. Then deriding the community for speaking out against their practices. But hey they have good soccer teams so who cares right.

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    5 months ago

    Nothing says “mercenary diploma mill” like “largest number of international students”.

    Yes, I get it - I saw it in the '90s - Canadian collages are ridiculously addicted to the foreign green and firmly on the “admin pork but paltry pay” playbook since before even my time; but basing themselves only against American colleges has really helped them level up the greed so fucking hard.

    Catering to the foreign students like this place must have put them in some weird Twilight zone of “we know we’re doing what’s best for the country because look at how much foreign money were spending on luxury homes!”