Krupa Mashru is starting her fall semester while moving out of the apartment she could afford before the federal government reinstated a cap on working hours for international students.

"This is not something I thought I would have to worry about," the University of Manitoba student said. "I just wanted to worry about school."

The federal government lifted a 20-hour cap on the hours international students are allowed to work off-campus during the pandemic to address a labour shortage, but that wa…