Audit: Canada Checks Only 3% of Potential Student Visa Violators

0:00A new report from the Auditor General reveals that immigration, refugees, and citizenship Canada checked just 4,057 out of 1, 153,324 foreign students who might not have followed their study permit rules in 2023 and 2024. Officials explain they had temporary funding to handle only 2,000 cases each year from 2023 to 2028, which limited their efforts. Opposition parties like the NDP and Bloque Viquois are slamming the liberals for what they call disregard and neglect and managing the international student program. The immigration minister responded by saying the government plans to boost program integrity moving forward. With so many cases left unchecked, this audit highlights ongoing challenges in student visa compliance and officials are now looking at ways to ramp. Up Enforcement. That's your update from Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.