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The Crisis of International Students in Canada?

“On Friday, November 14, 2025, Global Scholars Canada hosted its 3rd Annual Word & World Symposium entitled “The Crisis of International Students in Canada and Christ’s Call to Peacemaking.” International students make up 30% of Canada’s enrolment in colleges and universities, which has created a complex of crises in Canada, triggering a largely negative response from the Canadian public and significant policy shifts from the Canadian government.”

One question raised was this: are international students a crisis, or do they present Canadians with an opportunity? Specifically, is there an opportunity here to serve, to learn, and to make peace in our troubled world?”

Speakers at the event included:

  • Dr Ruth Hayhoe, “50 years of Student Exchange”
  • Yixin Jiang, “Intensification of Institutional Procedures”
  • Isaac Bekoe, “A Personal Story, coming from Ghana”
  • JesusMiracle Chiadika, “Mental Health and Mental Illness”
  • Dr. Gang Li, “Sojourners Within Your Gates,”
  • Dr Grace Karram, “Off-Campus Supports”

See summaries of the talks, including responses, at The Crisis of International Students in Canada: An Opportunity for Peace in a Troubled World? by Peter J. Schuurman