The provincial government in Ontario has introduced new legislation it says will help it protect foreign students from falling for bogus universities or colleges.

What the Ontario government wants is more powers to tackle businesses that might establish colleges or universities without permission to grant degrees or diplomas.

The new rules will help the government shut down such businesses much easily, than having to go through extended legal processes.

PhD Grads To Be Fast-Tracked To Canadian Citizenship

This move comes as Ontario announced yet another step to make the province even more attractive for foreign students.

The provincial government, just like its federal counterpart in Ottawa as well as governments in Australia and New Zealand, sees the foreign student sector as an excellent source for foreign exchange earnings.

Accordingly, Ontario wants to increase the intake of foreign students by fifty percent over the next five years.

Under new rules, those who have completed PhD from an Ontario university can apply to be fast tracked for the permanent residence, which allows them to work without a work permit. Generally, the permanent residence is the first step towards Canadian citizenship.

Canada’s French speaking province of Quebec has also brought in changes to fast track foreign students towards Canadian citizenship. (Article here.)