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Blog International Students Studying in CanadaEnd of an Era: Accelerated Student Streams Cancelled!

19 November 2024

2024 marked a year of significant change to Canada’s international student program. Throughout the year, the Canadian government implemented a series of regulatory measures to control the influx of international students coming into the country. Both prospective students and educational institutions are now facing a shifting landscape. The objectives of these changes have been consistent: to stabilize population growth, reduce student vulnerability and preserve the integrity of Canada’s international student program.

Blog International Students Studying in CanadaWhat a difference a year makes: Navigating the changes to Canada’s International Student Program

8 October 2024

Over the past year, we have seen dramatic changes to Canada’s international student program. Canada has gone from setting out the welcome mat for international students to pulling the rug out from underneath them by turning Canada’s international student program upside down. In recent months international students have been held responsible for many of Canada’s ills including housing shortages, overcrowding of schools, raiding food banks, and causing border crossing traffic jams by making “flagpole” applications. As a result, as early as October 2023, the Canadian government announced the first of what would become an avalanche of changes targeting Canada’s international student program. Let’s see what is in store for the intrepid international student.

Blog International Students Studying in CanadaCanadian International Students take note – No more Flagpoling!

25 June 2024

It has been a rough year for international students in Canada. Firstly, in December 2023 the Minister of Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), The Honorable Marc Miller, increased the cost of living requirement for international students from $10,000 to $20,635. Soon after he imposed a restriction (and reduction) of the number of international students to Canada each year. Then he reduced the number of hours that international students can work while studying full time to 24 hours per week down from full time. He revoked the open spousal work permit for international student spouses at the college or undergraduate level. And this past week on June 21, 2024 he eliminated the option of obtaining a post-graduation work permit (PGWP) at the port of entry, a process commonly referred to as “flagpoling”. Now an international student applying for an initial PGWP, or an extension will be limited to applying for their permit from within Canada and waiting for it to be processed.

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I immigrate to Canada?International StudentsBC PNP Changes Longstanding Rules for International Master’s Students

26 March 2024

Last week on March 19, 2024, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) announced significant upcoming changes to its International Post-Graduate (IPG) stream that will make it more difficult for many international students who have graduated in BC with master’s degrees in natural, applied and health sciences to obtain a coveted provincial nomination to qualify for Canadian permanent residence. Post-graduate students already enrolled in these programs bristled at the news as they gathered in downtown Vancouver this past weekend to protest the proposed changes to the IPG stream that will take effect as of January 2025. They argue that these changes come without warning and will unfairly affect them since they made the important (and expensive) decision years ago to study in BC based on promises that will no longer be kept.

Blog International Students Studying in CanadaThe Party’s Over! Dramatic changes are brought in to curtail Canada’s International Student Program

20 February 2024

On January 22, 2024, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Marc Miller made the seismic announcement that Canada will set caps to limit the number of new international students coming to Canada, with a goal to reduce overall levels by a whopping 35% over two years. Minister Miller did not mince words during his January press conference when describing the institutional wrongs he intends to right, citing the existence of “diploma mills” whose sole purpose is to turn a profit from international students, rather than ensuring they receive a quality education and experience in Canada. It has now been a month since Minister Miller's announcement was made, and we are now seeing trickle down effects in the ways that provinces and territories are adapting to these changes.

Blog International Students Studying in CanadaCanada’s Immigration Minister Dramatically Changes International Student Program

23 January 2024

In response to public concerns raised about the impact of foreign students to the overall economy and housing, this past Monday, January 22, 2024, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC), the Honourable Mark Miller, introduced sweeping changes to Canada’s international student program decreasing the overall number of applications to be accepted, introducing provincial and territorial caps and modifying the post-graduation work permit (PGWP) program. While the changes are set to take effect September 1, 2024, certain aspects of the program will be affected as of Monday, effectively suspending further study permit applications until the end of March.

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Blog International Students Studying in CanadaEnd of an Era: Accelerated Student Streams Cancelled!

Blog International Students Studying in CanadaWhat a difference a year makes: Navigating the changes to Canada’s International Student Program

Blog International Students Studying in CanadaCanadian International Students take note – No more Flagpoling!

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I immigrate to Canada?International StudentsBC PNP Changes Longstanding Rules for International Master’s Students

Blog International Students Studying in CanadaThe Party’s Over! Dramatic changes are brought in to curtail Canada’s International Student Program

Blog International Students Studying in CanadaCanada’s Immigration Minister Dramatically Changes International Student Program

19 November 2024End of an Era: Accelerated Student Streams Cancelled!

4 November 2024Parlez-Vous Francais? The new approach to achieving Canadian permanent residency

29 October 2024Trudeau Giveth….Trudeau Taketh Away: Understanding Canada’s new immigration levels plan.

22 October 2024More Changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program - Government Takes Aim at Employer’s Pocketbooks to Reduce Reliance on Foreign Workers

8 October 2024What a difference a year makes: Navigating the changes to Canada’s International Student Program

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