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Winnipeg (Rajeev Sharma): The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology (MITT) is winding down its operations after a more than 55 per cent collapse in international enrolment, making it one of the clearest signs yet that Canada’s international student crackdown is hitting the country’s colleges where it hurts most their classrooms, revenues and long-term viability. Once a popular destination for international students seeking career-focused education in trades, technology, business and health care, MITT is now being forced to restructure and transfer selected programs to Red River College Polytech (RRC Polytech). The dramatic fall in international enrolment has made MITT’s existing…

Winnipeg ( Rajeev Sharma) : The Canada Hindu Chamber of Commerce (CHCC) Winnipeg met with Mahaveer Singhvi at Winnipeg Aviation to discuss growing trade and investment opportunities between Manitoba and India. CHCC India Trade Development Committee Chair Hemant M. Shah, Nirmal Thakar, and Life Member Bhavesh Patel highlighted the Chamber’s efforts to support Indo-Canadian businesses and strengthen economic ties with India. The delegation discussed CHCC’s recent investment seminar on GIFT City and noted increasing interest from Manitoba businesses in agriculture, engineering, manufacturing, and aviation sectors. Mr. Nirmal Thakar invited the Consul General to visit Brandon and meet the thriving Indo-Canadian…