Canada's foreign student asylum claims hit record high in 2024, set to grow in 2025

EDITORS NOTE: In the above video, the voice over says PM Carney wants to bring the population of foreign students down from 7 per cent to 5 per cent. It should say foreign students and temporary workers. Our apologies for the error. International students filed a record 20,245 asylum claims last year, with 2025 on track to surpass that number, according to federal immigration data obtained by Global News. The claims are rising, even as Ottawa cuts the number of study permits it issues, with Prime Minister Mark Carney pledging, like his predecessor Justin Trudeau, to return Canadian immigration to “sustainable levels.” Global's Touria Izri reports. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/11172598/i... Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews