The Canadian government said it will further cut the intake of foreign students and tighten rules for foreign workers, beginning next year. The additional steps are meant to reduce immigration in response to the strains of rapid population growth, the country’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller said while announcing the new measures.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is taking more steps to reduce immigration in a country that has buckled under the strain of explosive population growth.

Canada is putting further limits on the number of international study permits it issues, reducing study permits to 437,000 in 2025, among more outlined changes to the country's International Student Program.