Canada’s International Student Cap: Impact and Outlook

In January 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a two-year cap on international student enrolments. The policy was designed to reduce study permits by 35% compared to 2023 levels, setting a target of roughly 364,000 new permits for 2024. However, the full-year data shows that Canada issued just under 268,000 new study permits […]