Canadian Journal of Higher Education

CJHE Endowment and Donations Page The Canadian Journal of Higher Education is a golden open-access journal completely free of charge to authors. While this model has been possible thanks to SSHRC support, the Editorial Team is working towards a future where the CJHE is self-sustainable. To strengthen the journal's financial security, we have established an endowment and started a donations page.

Navigating the Crosscurrents: Canadian Colleges and Universities in an Era of Federal Policy Shifts and Fiscal Constraints Rashed Al-Haque , Oleg Legusov , Janine Knight-Grofe , Anne Charles , Alan Davis The Canadian college sector is facing a systemic crisis driven by the perfect storm of chronic provincial underfunding and abrupt federal immigration policy shifts.

Standing in the Doorway: Representations and Realities of Punjabi International Students in Canada Lilach Marom , Paul Fontaine , Lisa Ruth Brunner , Gagun Chhina This article examines the construction of international students, particularly Punjabi international students, in Canadian policies and mainstream media discourses post–COVID-19.

A New Era? A Case Study of the University of Manitoba’s Response to Federal International Student Policy Merli Tamtik , Roopa Desai Trilokekar , Helen Liu Canada’s federal and institutional policies have long been aligned to attract and retain international students and skilled immigrants. This policy landscape shifted dramatically in January 2024, when Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced a national cap on study permits.

Tracing Public Sentiments and Policy Changes Toward Canadian International Students Using LLM Ya Xuan Wang , Qiang Zha Recent Canadian higher education policies, such as the federal international student cap, reflect a growing nationalist-populist orientation. To understand how such policy directions emerge and gain traction, our study moves upstream from policy content to public discourse.

The Rise and Fall of Public College-Private Partnerships in Ontario Seerat Gill , Elizabeth Buckner , Glen Jones In the early 2000s, several northern and rural Ontario public colleges entered contractual agreements that were later termed “public college-private partnerships” (PCPPs). In this model, colleges subcontracted program delivery to private third parties, which primarily educated international students on private campuses, often in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Geopolitics and the Governance of International Students: The Evolving Role of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in Canadian Policy Emma Harden-Wolfson , Yvonne Zhang This study investigates how Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s approach toward international students is evolving in light of shifting geopolitics, using the critically oriented What’s the Problem Represented to Be? approach.

The Effects of Quebec and Canadian Immigration Policies on International Student Recruitment in CEGEPs Olivier Bégin-Caouette , Olivier Francis Hazoume , Marianne Paquette , Nicole Lacasse International student mobility faces increasing constraints due to more restrictive immigration policies. This article investigates the impact of recent federal and provincial reforms on the recruitment strategies of international students in Quebec’s colleges (CEGEP).

From Recruitment to Restrictions: A New Policy Era for International Students in Canadian Higher Education Emma Harden-Wolfson , Elizabeth Buckner , Phoebe Kang Published 2026-05-25 Section Editor's Introduction License Copyright (c) 2026 Emma Harden-Wolfson, Elizabeth Buckner, Phoebe Kang This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.