Decontamination continues after New Brunswick chemical spill

OTTAWA — Canada’s immigration department only conducted 4,057 investigations in 2023 and 2024 out of a total of 153,000 cases of potential non-compliance under Canada’s international student program, according to a new report by the auditor general released on Monday. The report said nearly 93 per cent of 700 Canadian learning institutions submitted reports between 2023 and 2024 that flagged the 153,000 cases. But the department only has funding to investigate 2,000 cases annually. Of the investigations the department did conduct, the report said the department took “limited action...