A Canadian university has reached an initial agreement with faculty members, after strikes put thousands of international students out of class.

An international student attending Cape Breton has died in a fire at his rented accommodation, raising questions about overcrowding and student safety.

Cape Breton University is putting a limit on the amount of international students it takes into its post-baccalaureate programs as recruitment drives proved “too successful”.

Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia has warned international students to stay home if they don’t have housing arranged before coming to Canada. 

In the Northend of Sydney, Nova Scotia, a group of international students from India cooked hot meals and served traditional Indian tea in their garden to locals who were left with no power as a result of storm Fiona.

Nova Scotia’s education consortium has announced it will be launching a new immigration support program for graduates - the first of its kind in the Canadian province.

The shortage of student housing is causing stress among international students, with rising rent pricing many out of the market.

Canada’s immigration department should make the study permit process more transparent to reduce “discrimination” against African students, a parliamentary committee has recommended.