Changes to citizenship laws have restricted what the international centre can do for students
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In 2014 Citizenship and Immigration Canada defined new regulations that prohibited college staff from giving direct immigration advice to students unless the staff was a registered immigration consultant under the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council.

John Porter, director or international admissions & student services at George Brown College said four staff members are currently working on the certification program. “We expect to have a couple of staff members certified by early in the new year and a couple more by fall 2016.”