Canada announces cap on international students
Marc Miller announced on Monday.Miller announced a slew of other curbs while speaking at the Liberal cabinet retreat, which he said would reduce the intake by 35 per cent over the next two years.The cap, he said, would be distributed provincially per capita, according to population.“In order to maintain a sustainable level of temporary residence in Canada, as well to ensure that there is no further growth in the number of international students in Canada for 2024, we are setting a national application intake cap for a period of two years for 2024. The cap is expected to result in approximately 364,000 approved study permits, a decrease of 35 per cent from 2023,” he said.He added that the cap will look different for each province.“In the spirit of fairness, we are also allocating the cap space by province based on population,” Miller added, saying that “some provinces will see much more significant reductions.”Miller said he has already had “productive discussions” with the governments of Ontario and British Columbia.Miller said the cap will not apply to students at graduate levels of studies, including master’s and doctoral students.
Those people were looking for study permit applications at the elementary and secondary school levels will also be exempt.The cap will be accompanied by curbs on work permits for spouses of international students.“As of Sept. 1, postgraduate work permits will no longer be available to public-private institution models,” Miler said.He added that “in the coming weeks, we will be announcing that open work permits will only be allowed and be available to spouses of international students enrolled in master’s and doctoral programs, as well as professional programs such as medicine and
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