IRCC Imposes Cap on Study Permits: A Strategy for Sustainable Growth

RCC says 292,000 permits will be approved for college and undergraduate students. On January 22nd Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) imposed an overall intake cap on the number of students of approximately 360,000 on study permit applications that would be approved this year.

The cap aims to curb “unsustainable growth” in Canada’s international student program by reducing the number of approved study permits by 35% over two years. IRCC also said it would improve the system’s integrity.