Hi, thank you for your reply!
I looked very carefully with the funding and made sure to apply to places where they specifically mentioned that they'd be able to fund international students. I also think due to COVID-19, quite a few universities and even a few profs I emailed said that for the last two years, funding has been difficult for international students (For eg, for 2021 cycle, UoFT did not even consider international students). I am assuming C19 played quite a role here.
Wow, third time applying needs some huge amount of persistance. Hats off to you. I hope you get through this year!
I have applied for 4 universities only and at master's level, what about you?