Canada is considering a cap on the number of international students it admits, as the country tries to grapple with an ongoing housing affordability crisis.

Immigration Minister Marc Miller said the move is to tackle “a system that has gotten out of control”.

In a series of interviews over the weekend, Mr Miller reportedly called the volume of international students arriving into Canada “disconcerting”.

He added that a cap is needed to reduce the demand for housing, but did not say how much of a reduction is being considered.

According to BBC News, data from Canada’s Immigration Ministry shows that the number of foreign students admitted to Canada has skyrocketed in recent years, increasing by more than 193% between 2012 and 2022.

A record high of nearly one million students were reportedly admitted to Canada in 2023.

Meanwhile, rent for Canadians rose 22% in the last two years, driven by a persistent housing shortage.