Canada has emerged as a major education destination for international students from across the world. International students are understood to significantly contribute towards the labour market and economic growth of Canada including the higher education sector that has come to financially rely on international students. India has emerged as the largest source of international students to Canada in recent years making them a significant category of migrants impacted by the covid‐19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown measures implemented by the Canadian state. This paper looks at the experiences of Indian international students already in Canada and prospective students in India planning to pursue their studies in Canada. The pandemic delayed international education plans for many students in India while causing significant disruption to the studies, employment, and living arrangements of international students in Canada. Such disruptions created considerable uncertainty over their financial situation including meeting various eligibility requirements for work permit after graduation. This paper reveals the deeply embodied and personalised consequences for students in the face of state responses to balancing pandemic control and retaining financial and economic contribution during the pandemic.

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跨国生活中断：加拿大各州和印度国际学生在 COVID-19 大流行期间的经历


加拿大已成为世界各地国际学生的主要教育目的地。据了解，国际学生对加拿大的劳动力市场和经济增长做出了重大贡献，包括在经济上依赖国际学生的高等教育部门。近年来，印度已成为加拿大最大的国际学生来源国，这使他们成为受到 covid-19 大流行以及加拿大政府随后实施的封锁措施影响的重要移民类别。本文着眼于已经在加拿大的印度国际学生和计划在加拿大学习的印度潜在学生的经历。疫情推迟了许多印度学生的国际教育计划，同时对加拿大留学生的学习、就业和生活安排造成了严重干扰。这种干扰给他们的财务状况带来了相当大的不确定性，包括毕业后满足工作许可证的各种资格要求。本文揭示了国家在疫情期间平衡疫情控制和保留财政和经济贡献的应对措施对学生的深刻体现和个性化后果。