Cape Breton University is slashing its budget by up to $20 million this year because of a federal cut in the number of international students allowed.

President David Dingwall said the restriction means 1,200 fewer international students at CBU this year.

The university is doing everything it can to avoid job losses, he said.

"We're doing our very best in terms of cutting travel, cutting various aspects in the university, but it will be fairly significant as we go forward," Dingwall told CBC's Inf…