Citizenship and Immigration committee  No. I'm sorry.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We do have some data. Our data actually looks a lot better in some ways for initial applicants and renewals. As an institution, I wouldn't say that we are in a bad position in any way. Again, I do recognize that there are many other designated learning institutions in the provi

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would go back to what I said again about transactional relations and really recognizing that students could and should be able to contribute to the workforce a little bit more during their studies. It could help with their integration and long-term success. Eventually it could

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I agree. I think students who are honest are being punished. In a way, if you lie you'll be rewarded. I think it sends the message that we are looking at them from a very transactional perspective: Don't you dare to dream and stay in Canada after you graduate. I'll leave it the

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We have been working with the provincial government, the Ministry of Advanced Education, to look into the numbers a bit more, and to have some institutional data as well. This is just my opinion at the moment—there's no hard data—but some of it has to do with, again, the studen

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Unique considerations?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think there are regional differences between where larger institutions get their international students from. That may have something to do with why Saskatchewan numbers look the way they do. I'm not sure, again, if that explains all of it. Hopefully in the future, as markets

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That would be our stance as well.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Our campuses are in the larger cities of Saskatchewan, so I'm not sure if we necessarily encounter the same issues that maybe some regional colleges in Saskatchewan do. In Saskatchewan, access to transportation and public transportation for international students, who don't alw

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We offer many things that bigger centres don't necessarily offer. We have a bit over 3,000 international students. The quality of service that we can provide is very high, and the student community is very strong. In some ways, for international students moving from halfway acr

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Provincially, I think the Saskatchewan immigrant nominee program for permanent residency as well as the Pathways program for students and access to work and employment opportunities during their studies would definitely make students' transition to the workforce and life after gr

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for the question. As I mentioned, our international students are highly motivated and very entrepreneurial. Their interest in business ownership, whether it is in taking over existing businesses or starting their own businesses, is very high. They often also come from

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely. It's an easier process for students and allows students who are recruited to be converted in a more efficient manner.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would agree that we are certainly seeing better approval rates for applicants coming from Asian countries than from several African countries, and I don't always know why this is. At times it has been incomplete applications or issues with document translations. Of course, we

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. The University of Saskatchewan is part of a diverse post-secondary system that attracts international students to Canada. We recognize the tremendous value that students bring by contributing to Canada's culture, to our economy and to the richness of our