Since the IJF’s launch last January, we’ve analyzed millions of rows of data to publish more than 100 investigations. We’ve covered political donations by federally-appointed judges, how the Ontario government’s private health care push is benefitting party donors and opaque processes for international student visa rejections. Here is a roundup of our top 10 most-read stories from the past year. 

  1.  Nearly 40 per cent of student visa applications from India rejected for vague reasons
A student walks past a building with international country flags at Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C. As more foreign students apply for Canadian visas, some countries get rejected disproportionately more for unclear reasons. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)

By Hannah Carty, June 6