Canada caps international student study permits at 606,000 for 2024

Miller introduced a plan called the Net Zero First Year Growth Model. This plan aims to keep the number of international students steady.

Canada's Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) Minister Marc Miller recently unveiled details of the national cap on study permits for international students in 2024. This will have a major impact on Indians, as students from India form a major chunk of international students in Canada.

“On January 22, I announced a national cap on study permit applications to address the rapid increase of international students in Canada. Provincial and territorial allocations for 2024 have now been finalised. I would like to take this opportunity to share those figures and explain how we made these decisions," Immigration Minister Marc Miller said in a statement.

Miller introduced a plan called the Net Zero First Year Growth Model. This plan aims to keep the number of international students steady.

Canada is aiming to welcome 485,000 new international students in 2024. This number is based on the expected number of study permits expiring this year.

Accounting for factors like the 20% of students who apply for extensions annually, resulting in 97,000 permits being subtracted from the target, the revised target stands at 364,000 approved study permits.

“Accordingly, based on the national approval rate of 60% for study permit applications, the target of 364,000 approved study permits translates into a cap of 606,000 study permit applications received for 2024," according to the IRCC data.