<p>At least 500 students, including Indians, have been left in limbo after a college in Canada's Ontario province revoked their admission offers a month before the start of school, according to a media report on Thursday.</p>.In Manipur, displaced children lose letters and spirit.<p> Some of the students were already in Canada when they were informed their offers had been withdrawn, <em>CBC News</em> reported.</p>.<p> Some 500 international students recently received an email from Northern College in Ontario informing them that their admission offers for this coming school year had been revoked, the report said.</p>.<p> Among the students was Ashley, who had already paid her registration fees and booked her flight from Punjab to Toronto when she found out just over a week ago that she was no longer accepted to Ontario's Northern College.</p>.<p>"It was very heartbreaking for me. It had a huge impact on my lifestyle," the report quoted Ashley as saying.</p>.<p> Ashley, who doesn't have a last name, received her acceptance letter in February to study healthcare administration at Scarborough's Pures College of Technology, which is an affiliate of Northern College. She had already applied for a student visa, quit her job in healthcare and booked a one-way ticket to Toronto.</p>.<p> Now, instead of packing her bags, Ashley will remain in India while scrambling for a solution.</p>.<p>"It was not a normal process for us as international students who have used all the savings that we have had," she said.</p>.<p> Pures College said it was 'ready, willing and able to accept all international students who received letters of admission,' but that its affiliate, Northern College, decided against doing so. As a private college in partnership with a public college, Pures said it doesn't have the authority to make final decisions on the admissions process.</p>.<p> Northern College says the problem was caused by Canada approving more visas for international students than expected.</p>.<p> Students will be refunded or transferred to different schools, the college said. But some could still be on the hook for cancelled flights and accommodation.</p>.<p> This isn't the first time international students have been left in limbo by a Toronto school. Last May, hundreds of students said their enrollment was unilaterally suspended by Alpha College of Business and Technology, an affiliate of St Lawrence College in Ontario.</p>.<p> Meanwhile, Jaspreet Singh, president of the International Sikh Student Association and a member of the World Sikh Organisation, says these situations are indicative of a bigger problem.</p>.<p> 'The system is exploiting students,' he said, adding that situations like these aren't uncommon in Canada.</p>.<p>"The same thing is happening every year...every semester," <em>CBS News</em> quoted Singh as saying.</p>.<p> An international student is granted permission to study in Canada based on their acceptance to a designated learning institution. International students must present their acceptance letter upon arrival to clear immigration and receive a permit to stay in the country to complete their education.</p>
<p>At least 500 students, including Indians, have been left in limbo after a college in Canada's Ontario province revoked their admission offers a month before the start of school, according to a media report on Thursday.</p>.In Manipur, displaced children lose letters and spirit.<p> Some of the students were already in Canada when they were informed their offers had been withdrawn, <em>CBC News</em> reported.</p>.<p> Some 500 international students recently received an email from Northern College in Ontario informing them that their admission offers for this coming school year had been revoked, the report said.</p>.<p> Among the students was Ashley, who had already paid her registration fees and booked her flight from Punjab to Toronto when she found out just over a week ago that she was no longer accepted to Ontario's Northern College.</p>.<p>"It was very heartbreaking for me. It had a huge impact on my lifestyle," the report quoted Ashley as saying.</p>.<p> Ashley, who doesn't have a last name, received her acceptance letter in February to study healthcare administration at Scarborough's Pures College of Technology, which is an affiliate of Northern College. She had already applied for a student visa, quit her job in healthcare and booked a one-way ticket to Toronto.</p>.<p> Now, instead of packing her bags, Ashley will remain in India while scrambling for a solution.</p>.<p>"It was not a normal process for us as international students who have used all the savings that we have had," she said.</p>.<p> Pures College said it was 'ready, willing and able to accept all international students who received letters of admission,' but that its affiliate, Northern College, decided against doing so. As a private college in partnership with a public college, Pures said it doesn't have the authority to make final decisions on the admissions process.</p>.<p> Northern College says the problem was caused by Canada approving more visas for international students than expected.</p>.<p> Students will be refunded or transferred to different schools, the college said. But some could still be on the hook for cancelled flights and accommodation.</p>.<p> This isn't the first time international students have been left in limbo by a Toronto school. Last May, hundreds of students said their enrollment was unilaterally suspended by Alpha College of Business and Technology, an affiliate of St Lawrence College in Ontario.</p>.<p> Meanwhile, Jaspreet Singh, president of the International Sikh Student Association and a member of the World Sikh Organisation, says these situations are indicative of a bigger problem.</p>.<p> 'The system is exploiting students,' he said, adding that situations like these aren't uncommon in Canada.</p>.<p>"The same thing is happening every year...every semester," <em>CBS News</em> quoted Singh as saying.</p>.<p> An international student is granted permission to study in Canada based on their acceptance to a designated learning institution. International students must present their acceptance letter upon arrival to clear immigration and receive a permit to stay in the country to complete their education.</p>