Canada can open a door to foreign students that new U.S. law shuts, Report Says
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Canada should ramp up its marketing to attract foreign students and talented professionals, taking advantage of protectionist provisions of economic-stimulus legislation enacted this year by the United States, according to an annual report released this morning by the independent Ontario Task Force on Competitveness, Productivity, and Economic Progress. The report points out, for example, that because the new law excludes foreign-born professionals with H1-B visas, Bank of America had to withdraw job offers to foreign students who were graduating from American business schools. Some students may now have second thoughts about applying to study in a country where they may not be able to work after graduation. “This policy mistake—driven by attitudes of fear—can be Ontario’s opportunity,” the report says. “Foreign students represent a huge potential advantage because they bring skills and energy to Canada.”
