New data shows Ontario's distribution of international student permits has created significant imbalances across the province's post-secondary landscape.

In 2024, colleges received 189,416 Provincial Attestation Letters but utilized only 55 percent, while universities used 82 percent of their smaller 35,460 allocation.

The disparity widened further within sectors—Humber College distributed nearly its entire allotment, yet Northern College used just 28 percent.

The fallout has been severe: over 10,000 faculty and staff positions eliminated, 600 programs suspended, and Northern College forced to close a private partnership. For 2025, Ontario's total allocation dropped to 181,590 permits, now including graduate students for the first time.

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