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Students Caught in Travel Bans Derail Trudeau Growth Agenda

  • International scholars in limbo with Canadian visas on hold
  • Higher education fuels flood of newcomers into labor force
Pedestrians pass through the University of Toronto campus on April 28, 2020.
Pedestrians pass through the University of Toronto campus on April 28, 2020.Photographer: Galit Rodan/Bloomberg
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The coronavirus ground nearly all business in Canada to a temporary halt. Now it’s also threatening one of the nation’s main drivers of long-term growth: foreign students.

While Canadian universities are still admitting international students for the fall, there’s growing unease among applicants over the halt in travel and visa processing.