IRCC facilitates the entry of students who wish to study at a designated Canadian educational institution.
Students approved to study in Canada are issued a study permit.
In 2024, 516,275 individuals held study permits in Canada. This included new permits and extensions. Of these, 242,970 identified as women, 273,235 as men, 55 as another gender and the gender of 10 individuals was recorded as unspecified.
An intake cap on study permit applications was introduced in January 2024 to help manage unsustainable growth in the program, with an issuance target set at 485,000 for that year. Of the 516,275 study permit holders, only 293,835 were issued to new students entering Canada in 2024, with the balance being issued to students already in Canada.
This means that there were less than 360,000 new study permit holders who entered Canada in 2024.
In 2023, a total of 682,889 individuals held study permits, of which 496,175 were new. This indicates a decrease of 24% from 2023 to 2024.
Canada’s overall international student population declined by 4% at year end of 2024 compared to end of 2023.
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