Canada cap: minister rejects language student exemption
Minister Miller has rejected a proposal for language students to be exempt from Canada's study visa cap, saying that further controls on secondary school students might also be necessary.
Minister Miller has rejected a proposal for language students to be exempt from Canada's study visa cap, saying that further controls on secondary school students might also be necessary.
British Columbia has confirmed that it will be allocated 83,000 undergraduate study permit applications after Canada's federal government announced a cap earlier this year. Some 50,000 approved permits are anticipated annually for the next two years.
A third of prospective students are "open to reconsidering" their preferred study destinations following policy changes in key countries, research has shown.
Failure to fill in applications is partly to blame for high study permits denial rates among African students applying to study in Canada, but stakeholders have suggested other solutions.
After a tumultuous 2023 for India-Canada relations, the a two-year international study permit cap starting January 2024 has been met with bated breath in the country.
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Although the short-term adjustments to Canada's policy changes may be painful, sector leaders remain positive for the long-term positioning of the country as a welcoming destination for students.
An IRCC town hall held in Canada underlined plans to speed visa processing from April, and student cap exemption rules and new 3-year master's PGWP rules were explained.