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Unexpected cutbacks in international student visa approvals by the Canadian government (far beyond their projected cutbacks) lead to program cuts and faculty layoffs at Canadian universities: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-international-students-drop-study-permits-9.7139597 via https://www.metafilter.com/212675/Oopsie-BC-intl-student-visas-drop-by-66-feds-only-intended-18-cut . According to an auditor report (https://www.canada.ca/en/auditor-general/our-work/audit-reports/auditor-general-report-2026-international-student-program-reforms.html) the Canadian immigration department "did not know why approval rates were lower than projected". The story focuses on BC but it appears that the effects are nationwide.