International Students Task Force
2024
- 91 Indian students have died in Canada in the past five years, India says – National Post
- Canada’s Foreign Student Surge Prompts Changes, and Anxiety – The New York Times
- Howard Levitt: Dark side of international student push is exploitation in labour market – Financial Post
- Canadian schools are accepting international students by the thousands- but nearly half of them aren’t being allowed into the country – Toronto Star
2023
- Priest, neighbours issue plea for help for struggling international students in Cape Breton
- Funeral home workers worry about youths’ mental health as repatriations to India increase -CBC
- The movement that’s won back $650K in stolen wages for international students – The Breach
- Financial stress, exploitation takes deadly toll on international students as temple reveals 47 deaths – New Canadian Media
- Ontario needs to better protect international students – Policy Options
- Northern Ontario colleges rely on students from India to survive. What if that revenue strategy fails? – CBC
- Why many International students skip meals to survive -Toronto Star
- More international students are seeking asylum in Canada, numbers reveal – Toronto Star
- Brampton’s Sheridan College & other stakeholders commit to better support for international students – will action follow?
- City of Brampton advocates for enhanced Federal and Provincial support for International Students following keynote presentation
- Property owners in 5 Brampton wards now need licence to rent out 4 or fewer units
- Strengthening the Integrity of Canada’s International Student Program
2022
- International students enticed to Canada on dubious promises of jobs and immigration
- International students to help address Canada’s labour shortage
- Oversight needed to prevent exploitation of international students by CBC News
- The pandemic exposed the vulnerability of international students in Canada by The Conversation
- Researchers pinpoint gaps and offer recommendations to enhance the international student experience by The City of Brampton and Sheridan College
- Sheridan and ScotiaRISE partner to expand work opportunities for international students
- In the international student recruitment system of India and Canada, opportunity turns into grief and exploitation (Hindi) by the Globe and Mail
- In the international student recruitment system of India and Canada, opportunity turns into grief and exploitation (Punjabi) by the Globe and Mail
2021
- Public Colleges Oversight – December 2021
- Sex trafficking of Indian international girl students spreading from Brampton to GTA by The Canadian Bazaar
- ‘No parents should have to bury their child’: How a Canadian funeral home owner is trying to stop suicides among international students by the Toronto Star
- International Students Report: Invited & Forgotten: International Students in Crisis
- Invited & Forgotten International Students in Crisis Media Release – September 22, 2021
- Community’s disconnect with Indian international students – Punjabi
- In India and Canada’s international student recruiting machine, opportunity turns into grief and exploitation
- International Student Crisis Funeral home sending alarming number of bodies back to India
- Community Leaders Warn of the Exploitation of International Students in Brampton
- Podcast: Is Canada’s international student system ethical? Or exploitative?