Regarding the issue of Canadian international students who want to take two consecutive semesters off.

Yes, it will indeed affect your visa renewal. Now Canada is very strict about this. If you want to suspend your studies, you can only suspend your studies for one semester, and you will be in trouble. If you take two consecutive semesters off, you will have a lot of trouble renewing your visa. Because Canadian renewal requires your latest transcript, and the transcript must be continuous and cannot be interrupted.