Jawad Chowdhury, director of campaigns for Memorial University’s students’ union, says fewer international students will likely come to Canada because of higher income requirements. (Danny Arsenault/CBC)
An international student at Memorial University in St. John’s says federal changes to the amount of required income for international students will provide transparency on what is needed to live in Canada but will also likely reduce the number of students who choose to study in the country.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced new rules Thursday that will increase the amount of money that prospective international students will need to study in Canada.
As a way to cut down
