WNAM Monitoring: Canada will temporarily cap new international student permits by one-third this year compared to 2023, the country’s immigration minister announced on Monday.
The measure is aimed in part at easing soaring demand for housing and social services, with the number of international students set to triple from a decade ago.
Under the cap approximately 364,000 international students are expected to receive study permits this year, or a 35 per cent net decrease from 2023. The 2025 limit will be assessed at the end of the year.
The cap is meant to “improve programme integrity, set international students up for success, (and) to maintain a sustainable level of temporary residence in Canada,” Immigration Minister Marc Miller told a news conference in Montreal.
“It would be a disserve to welcome international students in Canada knowing not all of them are getting the resources they need to succeed and having them return home disillusioned and disappointed in Canada’s education system,” he added.
