Apparent contradiction between the Premier's call for leniency and the more "we're getting on with it approach" of the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills:
B.C. Premier David Eby is pressing the federal government to bend on its new cap on international students, after learning of the significant reduction in the number of foreign postsecondary spaces that his province will be able to fill in the coming year.
He said the province wants some exemptions to allow more international students in some high-demand fields such as truck drivers, nurses and early childhood educators.
...Both B.C. and Ontario have responded by promising to impose stricter measures on the postsecondary sector. Selina Robinson, B.C.'s Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, announced changes on Monday that are meant to eliminate exploitive practices by "bad actors" in the system....
source: B.C. seeks leniency as Ottawa reins in international student numbers
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