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Fewer international students adding to university budget challenges

Canadian universities including McGill and Waterloo are facing large budget deficits in 2025 due to declining international student enrolment across multiple campuses.
The deficits result from Ottawa's 2024 cap on study permits, which cut permits by 10 percent and reduced international students by roughly 40 percent nationwide.
Universities Canada and the Canadian Federation of Students report flat domestic enrolment, higher international tuition fees, and inadequate government grants worsen funding pressures.
President Gabriel Miller highlighted that international students bring significant revenue due to their tuition rates being considerably higher than those for domestic students—often four to five times more—but recent changes to international student policies have created financial challenges for universities that had relied on this funding source.
The reduction in international enrolment is causing program cuts, larger classes, and lost revenue, threatening education access and prompting calls for stable immigration and funding policies.

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