Spike in Asylum Applications from International Students ‘Alarming,’ Says Minister

Spike in Asylum Applications from International Students ‘Alarming,’ Says Minister
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller is seen during an interview with La Presse Canadienne in his parliamentary office in Ottawa on May 31, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The increasing number of international students seeking asylum in Canada after entering on student visas has become an “alarming trend,” says Immigration Minister Marc Miller.

Applicants are using the international student program as a “backdoor entry into Canada,” Miller said during a Sept. 22 interview on Global’s The West Block with Mercedes Stephenson. He described the asylum bid as a way for foreign students to reduce their tuition costs.