Canada Archives - AgentBee

January 19, 2025

Canada people smuggling case – institution responses

Over the Christmas and New Year period, the international education newswires ran hot with the story of the December 24, 2024 statement by India's Enforcement Directorate alleging the involvement of

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January 12, 2025

AgentBee – BC EQA

BC EQA: education agent management solutionComply with EQA requirements. Manage agent risk. Protect your institution and students. "The institution is responsible for the education agents working on behalf of the institution including all

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August 6, 2024

Education agents a focus in BC’s new Code of Practice

British Columbia has initiated phase two of its International Education Framework to "strengthen student supports and ensure a high-quality education for international students through higher standards and stricter requirements for

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Education Agents

May 31, 2024

Infamous rogue education agent pleads guilty in Canada

Canada's CBC has reported that Brijesh Mishra, the rogue education agent who triggered a legal and political storm last year when he was accused of duping dozens of Canada-bound Indian

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India

September 28, 2023

Education agents exploiting the Canada-India crisis

Diplomatic relations between Canada and India are at a low ebb following an allegation by the Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau, that the Indian government may have been involved in the

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September 23, 2023

Canadian Senators take aim at education agents

A discussion paper issued by four Canadian Senators on 20 September 2023 examines the key challenges threatening the integrity of Canada's international student program. Education agents are included on the

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Education Agents

February 17, 2023

Student devastated by dishonest education agent

On 14 February 2023, CBC News Edmonton published the story of 25-year-old Karamjeet Kaur, a disabled Indian student who faces removal from Canada due to a fake letter of admission

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Education Agents

December 26, 2022

ApplyBoard explains sub-agent due diligence process

An episode of Canadian investigative journalism program, The Fifth Estate, on 12 October 2022, shone a light on international student recruitment in Canada, including the role of education agents and aggregators.

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International Student Recruitment

November 30, 2022

ApplyBoard cuts 90 staff

Regional media in the Waterloo region of Canada is reporting that ApplyBoard cut 90 of its 1500 staff on Monday 28 November. The staff ApplyBoard has let go are from

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Education Agents

June 3, 2022

Canadian parliamentary committee recommends regulation of education agents

In May 2022, the Canadian Parliament's Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration tabled its report, 'Differential Treatment in Recruitment and Acceptance Rates of Foreign Students in Quebec and in the

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Education Agent Alert

May 5, 2022

BC Government alleges fraud by education agency operators

According to Canadian media reports the Government of British Columbia has commenced legal action to seize assets from immigration consultant Vipan Datta, his wife, Ritu, consultant Kuldeep Kaur and her

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Education Agents

April 2, 2022

Education agent deep dive wins Canadian journalism prize

In August 2021, Canadian writer Nicholas Hune-Brown published a deep dive article in The Walrus magazine, The Shadowy Business of International Education. In Nick's own words "it’s a wide-ranging

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Education Agents

February 22, 2022

Canada: Indian High Comm issues advisory on Rising Phoenix International Inc

On 18 February the Indian High Commission in Ottawa issued an advisory for over 2,000 Indian students who were left high and dry when three Montreal colleges declared bankruptcy last

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Education Agents

December 31, 2021

Colleges have limited oversight of agents says Ontario auditor

A December 2021 report by the Auditor General of Ontario on its audit of public colleges in the province found "limited college oversight of international student recruitment agencies". The audit examined

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July 25, 2021

PEIISP falls short on management of education agents

The Prince Edward Island International Student Program (PEIISP) was created to deliver K-12 public education opportunities to international students. It is administered by PEI Department of Education and Lifelong Learning.

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Education Agents

June 28, 2021

ApplyBoard – riding the rocket ship to an IPO?

ApplyBoard is growing fast - really fast. On 15 June 2021, ApplyBoard announced that it had raised a further US$300 in venture capital funding, valuing the company at US$3.2 billion. Keep in

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Education Agents

January 25, 2018

Canada: Immigration council reminds institutions about education agent limits

The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) describes itself as "a national regulatory body that serves and protects the public by overseeing licensed immigration and citizenship consulting and international

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Education Agents

November 12, 2017

Dodgy education agents mislead international students in Canada

Canada's CBC news is reporting that dozens of international students in Canada claim they were misled by dodgy education agents about their chances of remaining in Canada on a work