Australia wants Canada’s international student scraps

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Recall that long-time immigration influencer Abul Rizi, who has forever championed a Big Australia and has ruthlessly attacked anybody arguing for lower immigration, amusingly endorsed the Canadian government’s sharp immigration cuts.

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In an article published on Independent Australia this month, Rizvi said the following about Canada’s immigration cuts:

CONSISTENT WITH its announced long-term immigration plan in 2024 (yes, unlike Australia, Canada has a long-term immigration plan), Canada will make a further 4% reduction in the size of its permanent program in 2026 to 380,000. It will again make much larger, further cuts to students (reduction of 49% to 155,000) and temporary workers (reduction of 37% to 230,000).

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.