Ontario colleges face job cuts amid international student cap

The federal government has said the cap is necessary to reduce the number of Canada's temporary residents and ensure schools can adequately support their foreign students. But schools say it's impacting enrolment, revenue, hiring and course offerings.

Ontario colleges face job cuts amid international student cap
A Cambrian College classroom sits empty on the first day of the strike, with 4,500 students at the Sudbury school and 500,000 across the province staying home.

The federal government has said the cap is necessary to reduce the number of Canada's temporary residents and ensure schools can adequately support their foreign students. But schools say it's impacting enrolment, revenue, hiring and course offerings.