IMMIGRATION CUTS - ANXIETIES RISING AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AMID CANADA'S SHIFT

SLUG: IMMIGRATION CUTS - ANXIETIES RISING AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AMID CANADA'S SHIFT.

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SLUG: IMMIGRATION CUTS - ANXIETIES RISING AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AMID CANADA'S SHIFT

LOCATION: VANCOUVER - CANADA 

CORRESPONDENT NAME: HUY TA

NUMBER OF FILES: TWO

SLUG: WITNESS FOR SEA TODAY - PKG - HT – CND - IMMIGRATION CUTS - ANXIETIES RISING AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AMID CANADA'S SHIFT

<<LEADIN>>

<<HOST>>

OUR STORY TONIGHT IS CANADA'S DECISION TO SIGNIFICANTLY CUT IMMIGRATION TARGETS STARTING IN 2025/ A MOVE THAT HAS SPARKED CONCERN AMONG INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY// 

<<ROLL PKG>>

<<REPORTER>>

CANADA HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN AS A COUNTRY WITH OPEN POLICY FOR NEWCOMERS// ON THE LATEST UPDATES/ THE GOVERNMENT HAS JUST ANNOUNCED A MAJOR IMMIGRATION CUT IN THE UPCOMING YEARS//  THIS NEWS WORRIES A LOT OF PEOPLE/ INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS//

<<SOT: Andy Luu - Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant >>

THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT INDICATES THAT CANADA IS ADJUSTING ITS IMMIGRATION TARGETS IN RESPONSE TO SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS/ HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND PUBLIC CONCERN OVER INFRASTRUCTURE// CANADA HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS HIGH IMMIGRATION RATE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COUNTERACT AN AGING POPULATION//

<<ROLL VO>>

CANADA HAS ANNOUNCED A SHARP CUT IN THE NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS IT ALLOWS INTO THE COUNTRY IN AN EFFORT TO "PAUSE POPULATION GROWTH"/ MARKING A NOTABLE SHIFT IN POLICY FOR THE JUSTIN TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT// THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED  THE IMMIGRATION LEVELS PLAN INDICATING REDUCTIONS IN TARGETS FOR PERMANENT RESIDENT ADMISSIONS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS:

• 2025: 395,000 – DOWN FROM THE 485,000 TARGET FOR 2024/ A 21% DROP//

<<REPORTER>>

THE FEAR IS THAT FEWER OPPORTUNITIES WILL EXIST FOR STUDENTS TO TRANSITION FROM TEMPORARY TO PERMANENT STATUS// SOME HAVE INVESTED HEAVILY IN THEIR EDUCATION/ ANTICIPATING STABLE CAREER PROSPECTS AND RESIDENCY OPTIONS IN CANADA// NOW/ WITH THESE NEW CHANGES/ THEIR FUTURE IS UNCLEAR//

<<SOT: Sintia Evi – Indonesian International Student in Canada>>

THAT IS MY BIGGEST FEAR AS WELL BECAUSE I PLAN TO WORK HERE AFTER I GRADUATE. BUT LOOKING TO THE NEWEST REGULATION BY CANADA GOVERNMENT/ THE CHANCE IS NOT THAT MUCH BUT I WILL TRY// IF NOT/ SADLY I HAVE TO GO BACK TO MY COUNTRY// 

MY FAMILY IS VERY PROUD OF ME BECAUSE I HAVE MADE IT AND STUDY HERE IN CANADA/ THEY HOPE THAT I CAN FIND A GOOD JOB/ GOOD EXPERIENCE HERE BEFORE I GO BACK TO MY COUNTRY BUT NOT IN THAT SHORT TERM. AFTER I GRADUATE, I WANT TO HAVE WORK EXPERIENCE IN CANADA. BUT IF I CANNOT GET THE PERMIT TO WORK HERE, I HAVE TO GO BACK TO MY COUNTRY WITHOUT ANY WORKING EXPERIENCE IN CANADA//

I PLAN TO GO TO CANADA AROUND ONE YEAR AGO// I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE REGULATION UPDATES// DURING THE PANDEMIC/ A LOT OF INDONESIAN COME TO CANADA AND CANADA IS SO WELCOME TO IMMIGRANTS// SO I’M A LITTLE BIT SHOCKED AFTER I COME HERE AND I GET THE NEWS ABOUT THE LATEST REGULATION//

<<SOT: Andy Luu - Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant >>

THIS MOVE IS RELATIVELY UNCOMMON FOR CANADA WHICH HAS HISTORICALLY MAINTAINED HIGH IMMIGRATION TARGETS TO DRIVE GROWTH AND DIVERSITY// IN THE PAST/ THE COUNTRY’S STRATEGY HAS BEEN TO STEADILY INCREASE IMMIGRATION LEVEL TO FILL LABOR SHORTAGES AND SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEMANDS//

<<CLOSING>>

IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW THESE CUTS WILL IMPACT CANADA’S ECONOMY AND ITS REPUTATION AS A TOP DESTINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS// FOR NOW/ MANY STUDENTS ARE HOLDING THEIR BREATH/ WAITING FOR MORE CLARITY ON WHAT THIS NEW DIRECTION MEANS FOR THEIR FUTURES// THIS IS HUY TA/REPORTING FOR SEA TODAY FROM VANCOUVER/CANADA//