Canada

Québec has adopted a Bill giving more powers to education ministers to restrict international student enrolments, which critics say is a threat to institutional autonomy.

Canadian immigration expert Laura Schemitsch outlines how much of a danger political hostility towards immigration is to the country's international education sector.

The IRCC has said that students who have changed their program of study and need to extend their study permit will lose their ‘grandfathered’ status and no longer be eligible for a PWGP under the new requirements announced in October.

IDP has launched a video campaign to promote the value of Canada’s international education offering after a year of policy changes that some fear have tarnished its appeal.

Newly released data has shown an increase in postsecondary enrolments in Canada in 2022/23, driven by a 16% rise in international students, with the majority attending colleges.

The Québec government has increased the threshold for French study requirements for graduates applying to two major permanent residency pathways.

International students from five countries accounted for over half of all student asylum applicants in Canada between January and September 2024, new data shows. 

Nearly 14,000 asylum claims have been made by international students in Canada in the first nine months of 2024, marking a nearly 14% jump on last year's figures. 

New rules affecting Canada’s International Student Program have taken effect, including an increase in the number of working hours for international students and stricter requirements for students looking to change learning institutions.

A partnership between Australian and Canadian universities is using virtual reality to break down barriers for Indigenous students seeking study abroad opportunities.

The Canadian government has announced an end to the Student Direct Stream and the Nigeria Student Express, which enabled fast-track processing for post-secondary students from certain countries. 

No more “major” policy changes are expected in Canada’s international education sector, though fraught relationships between government, provinces and institutions continue to hinder sector recovery.

The UK's University of Leicester and Toronto’s Humber Polytechnic have crafted a unique partnership creating better pathway opportunities for Canadians studying law in the UK.

Colleges in Ontario are responding to the federal government’s study permit cap by cutting jobs and programs – and in one case by temporarily closing an entire campus.

Canadian international educators are urging greater collaboration and consultation with the government as new research highlights the impact of Canada’s restrictive policies on operations.