Canada rethinks long-term visa for international students

Canada is evaluating the number of long-term visas it awards to international students, highlighting the government’s intention to restrict immigration and population growth. In a phone interview, Immigration Minister Marc Miller stated that federal and provincial officials are considering how to link job market demand with international students. Although Canada has long used universities and […]

Canada Tightens Study Permit Rules to Safeguard International Students

The Canadian federal government intends to halt the issuing of study permits for postsecondary students if schools fail to adequately manage international student enrollment. Under the proposed regulations, colleges and universities would be forced to notify the federal Immigration Department of students’ attendance and adherence to study permit conditions. The goal of this program is […]

Canada: Ontario Graduate Scholarship offers financial aid to graduate students

Graduate students in the Ontario region of Canada are eligible to apply for financial aid through the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS). The Province of Ontario and the University of Toronto both provide funds for this merit-based award. Students are only eligible to receive the scholarship grant for a maximum of six years, and they are […]

Canada’s new international student program expected to halve the study permit

An education recruitment company’s analysis indicates that Canada’s foreign student program revamp is expected to result in a halving of the number of approved international study permits this year. ApplyBoard said in a report on Wednesday that the number of study permits awarded might fall to 229,000 if application volumes and acceptance rates from the […]

Study in Canada: Letter of acceptance from a Designated Learning Institution is mandatory

A vital first step in the application process for international students hoping to study in Canada is receiving an acceptance letter from a designated learning institution (DLI). A DLI is a school that has been granted permission to accept overseas students. This DLI acceptance letter is required in order to obtain a Canadian study permit. […]