In our view, the dichotomy lies in the fact that students from countries such as India and Pakistan benefit from timely processing, whereas the students who make up our particular pool, those from French-speaking Africa, do not. We manage to attract and retain students from the Ivory Coast, Guinea and the like. These are high-achieving students who receive merit scholarships. Once they've gone through the whole process, however, they're denied study permits. Insufficient funding is usually the reason that's given, but they're receiving annual scholarships of $16,000. Either no checks are being done or the different departments don't communicate with one another.
Therefore, my recommendation is to grant permits to students from French-speaking countries who have received scholarships.