![]() “Some applicants had either not secured visas, not yet paid their fees or already withdrawn their applications.” “Of those 503 students, we have managed more than half of the applicants. Over 50 per cent have either selected refunds or were not continuing,” Penner said in her email. Penner, who has led the Timmins-based college since 2020, said the school is working with the students on transfers to other colleges, or issuing refunds. ![]() “Any further questions should be directed to Northern and Pures for comment.” ![]() ![]() “Our office has engaged regularly with both Northern and Pures to communicate our expectation that they work together to find solutions that respect the best interests of students,” the ministry said. A spokesperson for Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities said in an email that as an autonomous institution, Northern College has sole authority over the admissions process by their partners, including Pures College. The Ministry of Immigration had not yet responded to TimminsToday's interview request. “The revocation of your letter of acceptance is a matter of serious concern to us, and we assure you that we are following up with Northern College (Timmins) on this matter on a priority basis.” “At Pures College, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of fairness and transparency in our admission process,” the email reads. In an email to students, a spokesperson with Pures College said they are investigating the revocation orders through “available channels". According to the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship’s website, there are over 500 such schools in Ontario alone. A DLI is a school approved by a provincial or territorial government to host international students.īefore being issued a student visa, applicants need to be accepted by one of the country’s DLIs. Pures College of Technology is a Toronto-based designated learning institution (DLI). “A program that is stretched beyond capacity will not provide the quality of educational experience that our students deserve.” “When we learned that the programs at Pures College of Technology had exceeded capacity, we made the difficult decision to revoke admission for 503 students,” Penner said. In an email to TimminsToday, Northern College president and CEO Audrey Penner said they didn’t make the decision to revoke admission letters “lightly or in haste.” The family is now making payments on that amount, despite the questions about Deepak’s future. So it's my responsibility to go to Canada, earn money and pay for his future.”Ĭhatri said his father had to secure a $17,000 loan to pay for his eldest son’s one-year program in Information Technology. “We don't have that kind of money to spend. “It's terrible news for me because we do not belong to a wealthy family,” Chatri said. ![]() He’s now struggling through sleepless nights as he ponders his future. Deepak Chatri said it was a lifelong “dream” to be accepted to a Canadian postsecondary institution.Ī one-way ticket from his home in northern India cost over $2,000 - while tuition at Timmins' Northern College, the school that accepted his application for a one-year post-graduate program - runs over $16,000 for international students.Ĭhatri’s dream is now on hold, following Northern College’s decision to revoke acceptance letters for 503 international students - many hailing from India - after the number of student visas issued by the federal Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship far exceeded the school’s capacity to run programs.Ĭhatri, who received his student visa in March, said the stress of being turned away just weeks before his arrival in Canada has caused insufferable stress on his family. ![]()
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