The Canadian government does not track whether international students leave the country after their study permits expire, raising concerns over ...

A new report from Canada’s auditor general found reforms to the international student program “fell short” on improving ...

Canada's immigration backlog dropped below one million by January 2026, the first time since October 2025. While work permit ...

As per IRCC definitions, an immigration application is counted as part of backlog when it takes longer than the department’s ...

OTTAWA — Canada’s immigration department only conducted 4,057 investigations in 2023 and 2024 out of a total of 153,000 cases ...

With the number of Canadian study permit applications processed by the IRCC dropping by 54% in Q2 2024 compared to Q2 2023, ApplyBoard has projected that the overall number will drop by 39% this year ...

Toronto: The number of study permit holders from India for Canadian institutes of higher education crashed by over two-third in the second quarter of this year. According to data released by ...

The Canadian government expects a seven per cent drop in international study permits next year, capping 2026 issuances at 408,000. The total includes 155,000 visas for new arrivals and 253,000 ...

March was the first month in 2024 that saw the total number of new study permits decrease year-on-year, with only 33,000 of them being processed compared to 70,000 in March 2023 – a drop of over 52%, ...