What's gained and lost in private-public partnerships between Ontario colleges
CBC
Note: This is Part 2 of a CBC Sudbury series on international students. You can read Part 1 here.
Harpreet Singh and Simran Singh will soon obtain diplomas from a Northern College business program, and although the school's main campus is in Timmins, Ont., they have never visited the city and don't know anyone there.
The two are set to complete all of their studies in southern Ontario, travelling between Brampton and Scarborough in suburban Toronto, where they live and study, respectively.
Their public college course is delivered by Pures, a private partner of Northern College.
These agreements between colleges in different Ontario regions are buoying the books of institutions in the province's north. For example, international student program revenues account for almost 60 per cent of Northern College's total revenues.
Harpreet and Simran both like their classes and professors, and plan to work as truck drivers after graduation.
Students at another private college that's nearby share a similar story.
Guneet Singh Bhullar, Saksham Sharma and Khushdeep Sharma will soon earn business diplomas from North Bay's Canadore College, which delivers the business program at the private Stanford College campus in Toronto.
The three dream of starting their own renovation business after graduating.
With their public college diplomas, they'll be able to apply for a post-graduation work permit, and if they play their cards right, they will eventually be eligible to apply for permanent residency.
But there are no guarantees.
A recent Senate of Canada report points out that the number of international students admitted to Canada has ballooned in the past decade, while the number of permanent residency spots in mainstream immigration programs has not.
In other words, the numbers don't align.
For these students' entrepreneurial dreams to come true, they will need to carve a space for themselves in a process that has become increasingly competitive.
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