Concordia China Student Recruitment: Accommodations In Canada

Concordia University Students Dept: Some students from mainland China said they arranged their accommodations in Canada through Peter Low, director of the Concordia China Student Recruitment Partner program, and were promised furnished rooms and meals, according to The Star. In one incident, a student was accused of stealing forks, knives and cups, and had to pay the landlord $150. After she paid, the landlord said more went missing and asked her for $1,240 or to get out and concordia University students have asked Canada s international education industry to probe the use of recruitment agents after foreign students there complained of substandard conditions in their home-stay arrangements. Some of them don t get enough food. Their access to hot water and use of kitchen are restricted, and they can t have visitors, Nadine Atallah, vice-president of Concordia s Undergraduate Students Association, said at a protest in Montreal this week. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.