Ontario says all colleges and universities in the province will be required to guarantee housing for incoming international students.
The government also says it will review post-secondary institutions with a ``sizable'' number of international students and introduce a moratorium on new public college and private institution partnerships.
The announcement comes days after the federal government announced a cap on study permits for international undergraduate students over the next two years
Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller earlier this week announced a 35-per-cent reduction in the number of study permits this year, though with the total cap divided between provinces, Ontario will see its allotment of new visas cut in half.
The move comes in response to a recent surge in international students and Miller has said it is meant to curb bad actors from taking advantage of high international student tuition fees while providing a poor education.
Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government made public colleges and universities cut tuition by 10 per cent in 2019, then froze tuition at that level and did not provide a corresponding funding increase.