Canada has announced the greatest number of study force software that will be accepted for running in 2025 – starting from Jan 22. The federal government has established a seal of 5,05,162 software from aspiring foreign students to be processed throughout the majority of the year.
This notification was recently published in the Canada-Gazette, which adds that any study applications received by the Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada ( IRCC ) after the processing cap has been reached will not be accepted and students will get a refund. It has been clarified that the helmet refers to the number of software that will be accepted for control, it does not reflect the actual number of study enables that will be issued during this calender year.
Provinces and territories have been allocated regions of the entire 5,50,162 programs. However, a few types of research force programs are free from the problems and constraints set by these instructions. For example, the provision applies to those candidates seeking to maintain their investigation force at the same ‘Designated Learning Institution ’ at the same level of study as the investigation force now held by them.
Moreover, all study permit applications may contain an attestation letter issued by the important province or territory, otherwise the application may be rejected and fees refunded.
The number of international students in Canada has hit a little over 10 lakh as of Dec 2023. In 2022, for which country-wise data is available, Canada had admitted 5. 5 lakh new students from 184 countries. India was by far the most significant source country, with 2. 2 lakh new students, followed by China with 52,000 odd new students.
To control the growing temporary resident population, which includes international students the Canadian government introduced caps in Jan last year. For 2024, the student cap was expected to result in approximately 360,000 approved study permits, a decrease of 35 % from 2023.
As reported by TOI earlier, on Sept 19, 2024, Marc Miller, immigration minister, announced a further reduction in the intake cap on international student study permits for 2025 to 4,37,000 ( it was higher than the actual 2024 figure because masters and doctoral program students were now included in the cap figure ).
While official data of the number of study permits issued to Indians during the past two years is not available, rising cost of living in Canada, restrictions imposed on post graduate study programs and the strained relations between the two countries are believed to have led to a decline in numbers.
