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It's a business, college & education, it's written on the wall. But no one wants to read. It's a status symbol aspiration. Western education system is making hay and keeping the sunshine alive. India is prosperous, we need to trust in the Indian system more than deceptive promises of life abroad. Flashy education degrees have little prospects, but deception succeeds. Hopefully the external affairs ministry takes cognizance of this as it's a drain on forex reserves as well.

Logo ko chutiya q bna rhy ho phely ye btao k ink European country ki trevling history kitni hai aur is 2nd ye k ink passport Pakistani nhi hain fzul admi Pakistani passport py lgwa k dikhao itny logo ka visa itny salon ka bina ilets education etc\nLogo ko pagal bna rhy ho bas

We faced same situation back in 2010, with UK. So we prevented as many as we can after that. Now we are into cyber security technologies, offering trainings, internships and placement opportunities too. No loans required, 2-3L is more than enough to get into good paying job 6-10lpa here in India. Sure those dreams can be built in India and move to abroad if you want to in 2-4 yrs work experience. Please do not fall pray to these abroad educational consulting services.

The education agents in India also have to be regulated by Government on the same time

Congratulations...Canada now has a reputation of crappy college education. \nThat minister is a con artist.

I knew Canadians have been getting scammed by the education complex for a few years now, massive debts for a job market that no longer exists in adequate size, But doing this to children of poor farmers on the other side of the planet is another level of f*cking evil. If you are making 6 figures in some bullsh*t job like administrator for diversity, inclusivity, equity, it's off the back of people like this.

I don’t think this is an Canadian problem alone. Australia has its fair share especially Melbourne. Lot of dubious colleges which aren’t accredited or recognised. The lure of international education and better life will always be a draw card regardless….

Indian Government should start making at least 30 medical colleges and 20 TECH UNIVERSITIES \nbefore 2015\nnow we are suffering ? coz of lack of Good Government education

Queens College in Mississauga is an example of such a college. Finance Manager Murli running the show and recruiting cheap teachers who have to pass all students. No education, no skills only exploitation of students.

Canadian education is not that great, certainly not worth 5x the tuition domestic students pay

when education becomes business!!

It's a sad reality, I'm not from India, but watching this bought tears to my eyes, this is not a way to treat innocent kids who's parents work so hard to give them a better life and Education, shame on everyone who's involved., this is not what Canada is about, this is not the Canada I know...shame, shame, shame ..

this is stupid. how hard is an internet search to figure out what school is legit? Like if you are coming for education, the least you can do is vet your school, neighborhood, opportunities.

International education is just a big business right now, students are money making machines for Canada

Same thing in the UK and Ireland. Shady schools selling substandard education to foreign students.

why come to Canada why not do education in India I am sure education is good India why put your self in problem

I knew it all the time. My son wanted to go to Canada. I steadfastly refused. I told him not to sell his 'jameer' for 'phoren' and that it would be ok with me even he earns Rs 5-10K/month. I am vindicated. Education is a scam worldwide. I am smart enough to know it because I am not 'educated' ? I barely passed Std 12 with 43% yet I am earning well. My advice to all the aspiring students is don't waste your parents' hard earned money on false pursuits.

Study in india education is affordable why spend millions..

As a university educator, this has been going on for years. Education has become commoditized. It is taking its toll on educators as well.

Stop the brain-drain... Save yourselves and your country.... there is no point in adding up to their GDP when you can get quality education here and leave a life at par with western standards...

Study abroad is mainly for rich people if you guys can’t afford it don’t come so you don’t have to work double double shifts .\nDo yourself and Canada a favour .\n\nAnd even now coming to Canada is more about status symbol and flex for you guys rather then good education and experience And we can already see that from this year all the fightings and stupid,dumb stuff Indian panjabi students are doing.

The core problem lies with the failure of the Indian and Punjab governments to offer viable education to their youth.

High cost for international student with poor quality of education and over-crowded classes, no placements or even career guidance, Sky-rocketing real-estate prices with unbearable inflation forcing students to work extra hours leading in exploitation at work-places. Even when one manages to survive all of this, there is long stretch of solitude and loneliness.\nWelcome to 1st world we are nothing but human robots here.

I feel sorry about those students being misled and going through such experience but I know that there are a responsible agencies and schools out there to support international students to succeed. On the other hand, I unfortunately witnessed some landlord(permanent residents) facing so much trouble with those with international students or working holiday visa like unpaid rent, breaking the rental agreement and damaging the property. Well, in my personal opinion, there should be a system in place to educate temporary residents before their visa is issued and to guide them to the right direction upon their arrival.

Let us see what Jagmeet Singh has to say about this slavery and exploitation, and the low quality education and the worthless qualifications.

The root of the problem is in India.\n1) uncontrolled population\n2) Lack of infrastructure. No water, electricity, washrooms, clean hospitals, good, clean roads. No food hygiene.\n3) Unsafe living.\n4) Lack of work time laws\n5) lack of job opportunities\n6) transport is bad, mostly because of too much population \n\nIndia actually has good education but the infrastructure and lack of hygiene in these institutions are bad.\nYounger generation is running away for a better standard of living. India has the best weather and has the best because there is a desert, snow, beaches, hills, rivers etc but it's is not being kept clean and used for it's advantage.

Hi from New York, this is terrible and to think this is going on with Indian international students in Toronto, GTA and it’s perpetrated by the Canadian government charging 5 times tuition and Indian-Canadian employers creating this living nightmare...is there no humanity left and it’s all about the money? Good to know that there are some decent human beings helping these students but a terrible situation all around and never ever take education for granted

i am an indian and i dont understand why some indian families particularly in punjab and andhra region are soo obsessed with sending there kids outside for education ??? it has little value in india unless it is an IB league college .. someone going to canada to study commerce or a BSc is very stupid . Finish your graduation in india and give exams for masters . go abroad only if you have a certain good score otherwise it is of no use .

The problem with Indian people is that despite their hard work and dreams for good, their energies are misdirected without concerns that there are laws, rules and expectations in other countries that are different then theirs. For Canada, what is hesitation to talk straight about approving student visa, where applicant don’t afford to pay for travel, full time education and living expenses at all without simultaneously working, where no appropriate jobs are possible or available at all.

In India too, colleges have popped up like mushrooms, without facilities to educate, majority is owned by either politicians or fortune hunting free loaders.

Every Country government is funded financely by Corporates and Canadian education is not just education it have turned to Business, Students are been used as a material of trade money. I have lot to say but canadian government will not read my comment

This has happened because of Bollywood glamourising foreign countries. These victims are also to be blamed, India has good education system

Lanat hai un countries par Jo apny bachon k liay achay schools or education provide nhi krsakty,

You should have completed your cheap-almostfree education in India and come to Canada on a job to cash good money. Engineering books are same worldwide and equally tough!

I've seen this in Brampton. It's just an expensive ticket to Canada. The education is a sham. I bet most end up stuck in low-end jobs or at best can hope to be a truck driver.

The residents of Punjab state in India are completely obsessed with Canada. It’s to the extent of madness. \nIt’s not that their future was any brighter in punjab . There is a big change happening. Lack of quality education, manufacturing, jobs. Reduced political influence & other states like MP leaving Punjab behind in agriculture. \nSomebody whose future is hopeless in punjab -due to lack of skills , can’t hope to secure a bright future in Canada just by somehow “ghusing” here.

I was a professor in the US and Canada, and I'm now teaching in Asia. This is shameful. The world of education has become a for-profit business. From the Woke to Postmodernism, fraudulent ideologies, to this sham recruitment process, education is so badly in need of reform.

I am a building electrician and CCTV camera installer ups technician.not much education but experience I have about 20 years

India education is much more better than foreign universities why indians going abroad to learn!

Sab dollar k peeche bhaage padhe hai... Lol... Education toh sirf bahana hai... Lalchi logo ko dollar thuso..

It’s sad but why would int students pay the same as Canadian? Why are parents so desperate to send their kids back home by taking massive loans and crying a river when it’s your own choice? India got quality education too

This is a failure of indian education system. Period.

Education mafia in Canada no jobs at the end for these students

The situation seems a bit hard. Don't know what the real reason for the same education of why foreign student are charged 5 times of a domestic student?

Go to parliament hill and Indian Embassy to protest. India needs to regualate the education business. Canadian government needs to make changes, like how the UK did.

India has the best Education in the world why parents do this for their the future generation?so sad studying is not like working

The government has ushered in the slave class from India under the guise of higher education.

Yeah it's hard to find a job and keep the job in Canada. Even with a job that doesn't require education and anybody can do, I come across someone who is not happy with me being there and they try to find reasons why I shouldn't work there ?it happened 16 years ago when I first got into workforce and it happened not too long ago again. I was inventory clerk counting products at different stores. I believe I was an accurate counter and someone who recounted them told my manager I wasn't good. She said many of them I counted were either off or she couldn't understand my writing. And the manager had to have a talk with me. I can honestly say I was better counter than she was. And I feel very confident I was very careful with counting that day too. But she thought otherwise. I couldn't bear working with someone or some people who didn't appreciate my work or my presence there so I had to quit. It will happen again and I thought it wouldn't matter how accurate I am at counting. One of my Canadian colleagues once told me that it's okay for immigrants to live in Canada but it's not okay to work with them. I don't know if that's a fact but in my experience I have encountered some people like that along the way.

It is a bizarre situation ..credulous Indians and scams in overseas education system

I feel so bad for these students. Those teachers mentioning that we will look back 20 years from now and feel ashamed about this situation. Well, the situation hasn’t changed much since I came to Canada in 95. Education was a business back then and it is still a business. I got my education in some of the top universities in Canada but never felt like it was for education, it was more like running business for these universities.