The Auditor General’s figures speak for themselves. In 2023, nearly one in two students came from India under the student direct stream, which was established in 2018 and terminated in 2024. I still see a fairly direct link between this and the decline in applications.
Furthermore, the Auditor General stated that you identified integrity risks in 2022 and that no concrete action was taken thereafter.
Today, these students are still in the country. They will renew their study permits or apply for permanent residence. Currently, 94% to 95% of applications are approved, even though, according to the Auditor General’s data, 12% of applications show indicators that some may be ineligible, the majority of which came from the student direct stream.
What measures have you put in place to address this?