23/01/2024
**🇨🇦New Updates from IRCC🇨🇦**
Canada will be introducing a temporary reduction in the number of new study permits, affecting the future of countless international students. Here are the key changes being made:
👉 Canada is introducing a temporary two-year cap on international student admissions. In 2024, Canada will reduce the number of international student permits by 35%, cutting the number of approved study permits to 364,000.
👉 As of September 1st, 2024, students attending public-private partnership institutions will no longer be eligible for postgraduate work permits.
👉 Work permits will only be available to spouses of international students enrolled in masters and doctoral programs
👉 As of January 22, 2024, every study permit application submitted to IRCC will also require an attestation letter from a province or territory. Provinces and territories are expected to establish a process for issuing attestation letters to students by no later than March 31, 2024.