Canada: record permit issuance but diversification initiatives impacted
A total of 447,085 study permits became effective across 2021, up from 400,920 in 2019, the year before the pandemic, according to statistics from IRCC.
A total of 447,085 study permits became effective across 2021, up from 400,920 in 2019, the year before the pandemic, according to statistics from IRCC.
Saskatchewan has launched a new program aiming to build the province's international education capacity across the post secondary sector.
IRCC is experiencing challenges keeping up with a visa backlog as a result of the sheer volume of international student applications, which some stakeholders contend have been an "additional challenge" for international students during the pandemic.
Prospective international students from French-speaking African countries are facing higher visa refusal rates than applicants from other countries, expert witnesses have told a panel of MPs in Canada.
The Canadian Bureau for International Education has announced the winners of its 2021 Excellence Awards in the run up to its annual conference.
Canada has announced a college for immigration consultants to regulate and "root out" immigration fraud, set to open on November 23.
Higher education institutions across Canada are facing capacity issues as well as challenges around the country's domestic student demographic forecasts.
Post-secondary institutions in London, Ontario have pledged to "stand up together against racism" after a local restaurant caused an outcry for blaming lockdown restrictions on the "China virus".