International students are having to defer places to Canadian institutions after not having their study permits processed in time for this semester.

Canada’s international K-12 programs are expecting to bounce back this fall and outlook for September is "very positive", CAPS-I has indicated.

Canada’s K-12 sector saw 17,584 fewer international students enrol in fall 2020, marking an average drop of 65% compared with last year.

Visa processing times for students travelling to Canada could be less than government estimates according to Languages Canada, while students in India are still struggling to secure visa appointments at Visa Application Centres.

Many DLIs in Canada are still unable to bring international students onto campus, because they have not had Covid-19 readiness plans approved.

The UK's high death rate from Covid-19 is concerning parents from Asia, with many unwilling to send their children to UK independent schools.

Canadian public schools aren’t doing enough to promote the country’s unique French/English bilingual society new research commissioned by the Canadian Association of Public Schools - International (CAPS-I) has found. The single most significant reason high school students choose to study in Canada for French language acquisition is the country’s bilingual environment it reports.

Canadian public schools voiced their concerns about bill C-35 at this year’s CAPS-I conference in Toronto, complaining that the reform was making them “jump through hoops” to recruit international K-12 students. The bill, enacted in March 2011, makes it an offence for anyone other than an “authorised representative” of the government to advise on a students’ visa application for a fee.