International study cap: How some private companies are marketing tech and AI solutions

Some tech companies are using artificial intelligence to predict which international students will be assessed favourably by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada so schools know before issuing admission letters. (Shutterstock)

How do universities and colleges decide who to admit? Given the earnings advantage of a post-secondary degree both globally and in Canada, this is an important social mobility question.

While the answer varies from one institution to the next, most focus on education criteria like exam scores and grades.