Canada’s student visa system. “Between 2019 and 2023, 4,000 of these international students were charged with 17,929 criminal offences. A third of those were considered serious or organized-crime related, while 97 per cent of those crimes were considered violent. “In 2024 alone, more than 13,040 criminal charges were laid against international students from India, a significant jump. A porous oversight that we have once again confirmed welcomes criminals into Canada.