Canadian authorities stepped in to assist Indian students who were protesting against inflation and facing a housing crisis. The protests began in mid-September at Canadore College in North Bay, Ontario.
Fortunately, within three days, an agreement was reached between the college administration and the protesting students. The students pledged to consider their requests for affordable housing, as reported by the Indian Express.
Prior to the resolution, the protesting students had been living in tents near the college campus. With the start of the new academic year in September, more than 3,500 foreign students arrived in Canada. Finding affordable accommodation proved challenging due to high rental costs and the small size of North Bay.
The Montreal Youth Students’ Organization (MYSO) supported the Indian students' protest and labeled the situation a "housing crisis."
A college spokesperson, as quoted by the Indian Express, stated, "All of the Canadore students involved in the demonstrations this week at the Commerce Court Campus are currently being housed. We will provide more updates next week."
MYSO also assured that it would arrange affordable accommodation for Indian students and refund full fees if they chose to transfer elsewhere, according to the report.
In response to the protests, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emphasized the need to provide relief to students grappling with the rising cost of living.
These developments followed a recent incident in British Columbia where a 17-year-old high school student was assaulted at a bus stop after a confrontation with another teenager. The student was reportedly targeted with beer or pepper spray by another teen as he exited a public transit bus on September 11. This incident marked the second attack on a Sikh student in the central Interior city this year, with a previous attack occurring in March when a 21-year-old Sikh student from India was assaulted by a group of unknown men who forcibly removed his turban and dragged him along the sidewalk by his hair.
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