Collège supérieur de Montréal (CSM) has reportedly suspended its admissions until 2026 due to a sudden increase in the number of international students keen to study at the institution. Journal de Montréal and Journal de Québec report that the surge in students stems from both provincial policy—private vocational training establishments such as CSM do not have the same maximum admission thresholds imposed on them as cégeps and universities—and the institution’s eligibility for the post-graduate work permit program. CSM directeur generale Noureddine Hajibi also stated that students from other private institutions in the province have sought to register at CSM after their original institutions or programs became ineligible for the post-graduation work permit program.
