Canada targets 3.64 lakh study permits by 2024 – will this impact Indian students?

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Canada’s Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Mark Miller said Friday that the North American nation is putting on a hat On study permit applications to curb the rapid growth of international students in Canada.

Now, the limit will be based on the number of study permits expiring this year, he said. This effectively means that the number of international students entering Canada in 2024 will be the same as the number of students whose permits will cease to be valid after this year.

The minister said, this year’s target is 4,85,000. Since each year approximately 20 percent of students apply for extension, that is 97,000. The authorities kept a buffer of 24,000, thus leaving 3,64,000 which will be the number of study permits in 2024.

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Since, the approval rate for study permit applications in Canada is 60 per cent, the target is to achieve 6,06,000 (3,64,000 X 100/60) study permit applications in 2024.

Meanwhile, it is worth mentioning that some international students are exempted from this limit, such as primary and secondary school students and even master’s or doctoral degree students.

IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) subtracted the estimated volume of these groups (140,000 based on 2023 data) from the 2024 target number of approved study permits. As a result, the target of 6.06 lakh has further reduced to approximately 3.93 lakh study permit applications.

These study permit applications will be distributed across regions and provinces. Some provinces will receive more applications, while others will receive fewer applications.

“For provinces receiving more international students in 2024 than 2023 based on population share, we adjusted their allocation to limit the increase to 10% compared to 2023,” it reads. statement From the minister.

Highest number of Indian students

Canada is the country receiving the highest number of international students from India in 2023 – around 3.19 lakh. Canada is followed by UAE, USA and UK, data shows This Wikipedia page,

Meanwhile, study permits issued to Indian students in Canada declined sharply last year after India removed diplomats from Canada who were supposed to process the permits and, as a result, fewer Indians were allowed to travel due to the diplomatic dispute between the two countries. Students applied. reuters informed of.

Let us summarize the above numbers here:

I. Canada’s target for international study permits for 2024 is 4.85 lakh.

Second. This number includes 20 percent of current students who are likely to seek an extension. Due to this the number reduced by 97,000.

Third. There is another buffer of 24,000, leaving only 3,64,000 study permits to be granted this year.

IV. Since the approval rate for study permit applications in Canada is 60 per cent, the target is 6.06 lakh study permit applications in 2024.

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Published: 06 April 2024, 04:03 PM IST

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