Canadian food bank excludes first-year international students
Canada hosted 1,040,985 study permit holders in 2023 across all levels. The country has introduced a cap to decrease the number of study permits to 360,000 in 2024. This equates to a 35% fall in the number of study permits issued to new arrivals.
According to IRCC data in 2023 - 62,410 international graduates became permanent residents of Canada through the Post Graduation Work Permit, and a further 23,150 through the Provincial Nominee Program.
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