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"For example, I’m developing a device for newborn care that monitors infants’ body temperature, skin colour, eye colour, weight and heart rate, among other factors, to track their health, particularly during those critical first few weeks of life. It could save lives. Think of how many other students have ideas and skills we can’t even imagine yet.

That’s why it’s so disheartening to hear some Canadians talk about international students like we’re parasites. I pay about $12,000 per semester in tuition—far more than Quebec residents do. I have a campus job as a kitchen supervisor to cover my expenses, and I live in a small two-bedroom apartment with a roommate. People like me are not responsible for Canada’s problems. But we can help solve them, contributing to the country’s cultural diversity, its economy, its innovation and its growth. And by bridging gaps between nations, we help build a more inclusive society for everyone."

@manas_ Yeah & the fact is international students are not responsible for our domestic public health care or housing crisis issues. Those existed before international student policies were ever changed. Those problems stem from capitalism & our governments failing to put people over corporate lobbyists & their own political power/status quo for the privileged interests.

Many domestic students leave to live & work in other countries after getting higher education here. This has been a domestic brain drain issue since I was in university college in late 90s - it's still happening now.