Some institutions in Ontario, Canada, were allowed to approve their own Covid-19 readiness plans, as backlog and pressure to re-admit students impacted government process, The PIE News has learnt.

The majority of Designated Learning Institutions in Ontario, Canada have been approved to receive international students, data from IRCC shows. 

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