Highlights: Canada set a cap on study permit applications for 2024!
- Canada announced a national cap on study permit applications on January 22, 2024.
- Canada has set a limit for study permit applications for international students in 2024.
- Certain international student groups are excused from this cap.
- This will have a major impact on Indian students as they are higher in number in Canada.
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Canada Study Permit Target Set to 606,000 for 2024
Canada's immigration Minister, Marc Miller, set a limit for study permit applications for international students in 2024. Canada originally aimed to welcome 485,000 new international students in 2024. This number is based on the number of study permits expiring in 2024. Around 20% of students apply for extensions every year, including 97,000 study permits. Therefore, IRCC targets 364,000 study permits.
The cap of 606,000 study permit applications anticipated for 2024 is based on the national approval rate of 60% for study permit applications.
Canada's Net Zero First-Year Growth Model
Marc Miller introduced a new plan called the Net Zero First Year Growth Model to keep the number of international students steady. This model aims to equalize the number of international students enrolled in 2024 to the number of students whose permits are set to expire at the same time.
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IRCC announces Canada Study permit caps for all provinces.
Exempt groups from the cap
Certain international students pursuing primary and secondary education are exempt from this cap. By reducing the estimated volume of these exempt groups from 2024, a final target of 236,000 approved study permits was determined. This identifies approval of 393,000 study permit applications for the upcoming year.
Canadian provinces' allocation adjusted.
Under the national cap, 552,000 study permit applications have been allocated to Canadian provinces and territories. These allotments are anticipated to result in approximately 292,000 approved study permits.
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