2,700 Ghanaian Students Who Travelled To Canada Refused To Attend University, Details Emerge

• Ghana has chalked an unenviable record in Canada in the wake of new data released on international students in that country
• A Ghanaian lady in Canada has expressed concern over the issue and urged international students to strictly stick to what brought them to the country
• Most social media users who took to the comment section of the video shared the same opinions as the lady

A young lady has expressed grave concerns in the wake of the news that Ghana ranked among the top five countries whose citizens granted permits to study at institutions of higher learning in Canada failed to show up at the respective schools after arriving in the country.

A report released in 2024 by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada indicated that 50,000 students representing 6.9 per cent of the total number of international students who travelled to Canada refused to report to school.

India topped the list as 9,582 international students who were granted study permits failed to report to the various universities in the country.

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China came second as 4,279 international students granted study permits also did not show up at the colleges or universities.

Nigeria was ranked third with 3,902 international students who also refused to comply with their study permits.

Ghana took the fourth position on the list with over 2,712 international students refusing to show up at the various colleges out of the 5,881 who were granted study permits.

With this, the compliance rate for Ghanaian international students in Canada stands at 67.4 per cent whereas the non-compliance rate stands at 31.7 per cent.

Lady unhappy over Ghanaian student absenteeism in Canada

Reacting to the data, a Ghanaian lady in Canada said the unenviable feat recorded by Ghana as a result of some international students would come with consequences.

"Even though more than half are currently in school, it would have a big effect on those who are coming. Now immigration would want to find out why the students come in, show proof of funds and refuse to go to the colleges in the country."

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She appealed to international students from Ghana who come into the country to do their best to live up to the mandate for which they were granted entry to Canada.

At the time of writing this report, the video had raked in over 1,000 likes and 100 comments.

Watch the video below:

The country has failed the youth

An employment advocate Daniel Fenyi in a comment to YEN.com.gh said the mass exodus of Ghanaians in search of greener pastures was evidence that the country had failed the youth.

"It is fair to assert that Ghana is a failed state. The country has failed the youth. There's no hope of a brighter future in Ghana anymore. That is why a lot of the youths are travelling abroad to seek green pastures."

Reactions to student absenteeism in Canada

Social media users who took to the comment section of the video praised the young lady for speaking about the issue.

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Yaw dwarkwaa commented:

"Thanks for the heads up. Ghanaian students should do the needful and focus on the main reasons for which they were issued study permits."

NanaAjoa stated:

"Please sis, about the care in Canada please, I have written my IELTS general and passed, help me please, I am also a health care nurse."

user13008135713505 replied:

"Let's all school in our country and develop it together. Simple."

Tim added:

"How can Ghana disappoint."

Ghanaian student killed in Canada

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a young Ghanaian student who relocated to Canada for his studies had been killed.

The unfortunate incident occurred in Saskatoon, Canada, on Monday, January 20, 2025, at about 7:00 p.m.

He only moved to Canada in September 2024 and was reportedly killed by his co-worker, who usually picked him up for work.

Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh