Poilievre Would Cap Number of International Students Amid Housing Shortage

Poilievre Would Cap Number of International Students Amid Housing Shortage
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a news conference outside West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 1, 2023. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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A Conservative government under Pierre Poilievre would be open to limiting the number of international students entering Canada, the Opposition leader said during a press conference on Aug. 29 in Oshawa, Ontario.

Student numbers will be “determined by the availability of spaces at universities and homes for those students,” Mr. Poilievre said when asked by a reporter about a potential cap on international student visas to help lower housing prices.