The Canadian government said it will further cut the intake of foreign students and tighten rules for foreign workers, beginning next year. The additional steps are meant to reduce immigration in response to the strains of rapid population growth, the country’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller said while announcing the new measures.

The U.S. approaches the question of educating international students differently than Canada. Which approach is best for the foreign student? How can they be compared?

Canada announced Wednesday it was slashing international student permits next year, and tightening foreign worker rules to further bring down the number of temporary residents in the country.