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Manitoba bill aims to protect international students

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A new bill before the Manitoba legislature aims to better protect international students from dishonest recruiters and ensure high standards at the province’s schools, colleges and universities.Bill 44, the proposed International Education Act, was introduced this spring and would require any institution recruiting and educating international students to sign onto a Code of Conduct that would govern how students are recruited and the quality of education they receive once in Manitoba.Under Bill 44, which Erin Selby, Minister for Advanced Education and Literacy hopes to have in place next year, the government can even revoke a school’s ability to recruit international students entirely.
Source: CBC News
URL: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2013/07/17/mb-international-student-bill-44-icm-iteam.html