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Canada’s Minister of Immigration Marc Miller has announced critical measures to limit the number of international students coming into Canada.
He stated that three major measures would be put in place to help better the quality of education and increase the rate of success for the international student, as well help stabilise the growth of the Canadian economy, this statement was made on the 22nd of January.
From Sept 1st there will be no more spousal open work permits for spouses of students who are not in graduate schools/programs such as Law/Medicine, meaning open work permits will only be available for spouses of students enrolled in masters and doctoral programs, professional programs.
Canada will implement a two-year cap on international study permits, it will reduce the number of study permits by 35% from 2023’s level to 364,000.
Each Canadian province would be assigned the number of international students they could bring in and students would need to obtain a license from their province before applying for visa.
From Sept 1st, there will no longer be post graduate work permits for students who graduate from Private Career Colleges operating under Public College-Private Partnerships.