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an overwhelming burden of work,
school, and life, at an exceptionally
greater cost than the average domestic
student. Many international students
are afraid to seek emotional support
out of fear of getting deported, or
the denial of a work permit (Celeste
10). For many students travelling from
abroad, they also face the language
barrier, therefore effecting their ability
to pass classes, and create bonds with
Canadian students (Celeste 10). The
students are not the only ones feeling
pressure to pass; faculty across all col-
leges and universities and feeling com-
pulsion to pass students whether they
are meeting criteria or not (Celeste 9).
The pressure to pass unprepared inter-
national students places the reputation
of Canadian education at risk when
faced against other higher educa-
tion institutions (Celeste 9). Through
this, BC shows that although interna-
tional students are valued financially,
they are not shown the same socio-
cultural and physical appreciation as
domestic students ate (Celeste 9).

The solution to these issues is much

simpler than it may appear. The Brit-

ish Columbia Federation of Students
(BCFS), also known as the student
union, has proposed a two-phase so-
lution in order to create fairness for
international students. Step one would
be for the government to: “amend the
Tuition Fee Limit Policy to include
international students.” The first step
would create the predictability and
fairness that domestic students have
had since 2005 (Celeste 11). The sec-
ond step would be to strategize and
provide a sufficient increase in sup-
port to international students to help
in the integration socially, culturally,
and academically (Celeste 11). The
second step is there to create a plat-
form for international students to feel
comfortable and secure, while enjoy-
ing their time spent in classrooms in

Canada—as opposed to the govern-

ment thinking of international educa-
tion in terms of increasing numbers.
In conclusion, British Columbia’s
government must act sooner, rather
than later, to avoid a complete crash

in international education, and the

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great economic support it gives to the
government. With BC hosting such
a significant number of international
students in Canada, there is a signifi-
cant amount of room for the current
tuition fee model to fail miserably.
Though the cost of education is high,
international students are also dealing
with the burden of not having access
to support. The current model is irre-
sponsible, unregulated, unpredictable,
and finally, unfair. The mission the
BCFS has been given, is to flip that
around. The BCFS is campaigning for
fairness for international students, us-
ing the two-step initiative they have
designed. The first is to amend the
Tuition Fee Limit Policy, and the sec-
ond is to provide more support in all
areas to the international students, to
create a successful post-secondary ex-

perience.

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