Court decision barring Chinese student sends message about espionage risk, experts say

In a court decision that could have ripple effects on universities across the country, a Federal Court judge has denied a Chinese resident entry into Canada, arguing the engineering student could be pressured by Beijing into spying.

Court decision barring Chinese student sends message about espionage risk, experts say
The University of Waterloo campus in Waterloo, Ontario on Thursday, June 29, 2023.

In a court decision that could have ripple effects on universities across the country, a Federal Court judge has denied a Chinese resident entry into Canada, arguing the engineering student could be pressured by Beijing into spying.