Canada has introduced a surprise cap on student visas in an apparent U-turn on previous policies to welcome international students.
The
Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
announced this week that the Government of Canada will set an intake cap on
international student permit applications - approximately 360,000 approved
study permits, a decrease of 35% from 2023 - to “stabilize” new growth for a
period of two years.
Study
permit renewals will not be impacted and existing study permit holders will not
be affected by the new cap.
The
government said:
“In
recent years, the integrity of the international student system has been
threatened. Some institutions have significantly increased their intakes to
drive revenues, and more students have been arriving in Canada without the
proper supports they need to succeed.
“Rapid
increases in the number of international students arriving in Canada also puts
pressure on housing, health care and other services. As we work to better
protect international students from bad actors and support sustainable
population growth in Canada, the government is moving forward with measures to
stabilize the number of international students in Canada.”
Individual
provincial and territorial caps have been established, weighted by population,
which will result in much more significant decreases in provinces where the
international student population has seen the most unsustainable growth.
Master’s
and doctoral degrees, and elementary and secondary education are not included
in the cap.
IRCC
will allocate a portion of the cap to each province and territory, who will
then distribute the allocation among their designated learning institutions. To
implement the cap, 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.
The
new “temporary measures” are expected to run for two years, with the number of
new study permit applications accepted in 2025 will be re-assessed at the end
of this year.
In
order to better align the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program, the government
also published the following changes to the eligibility criteria:
- Starting
September 1, 2024, international students who begin a study program
that is part of a curriculum licensing arrangement will no
longer be eligible for a postgraduation work permit upon graduation.
Under curriculum licensing agreements, students physically attend a
private college that has been licensed to deliver the curriculum of an
associated public college. These programs have seen significant growth in
attracting international students in recent years, though they have less
oversight than public colleges and they act as a loophole with regards to
post-graduation work permit eligibility.
- Graduates of
master’s degree programs will soon be eligible to apply for a 3-year
work permit. Under current criteria, the length of a postgraduation work
permit is based solely on the length of an individual’s study program,
hindering master’s graduates by limiting the amount of time they have to
gain work experience and potentially transition to permanent residence.
Open
work permits will only be available to spouses of international students in
master’s and doctoral programs. Spouses of international students in other
levels of study, including undergraduate and college programs, will no longer
be eligible.
The
government said the important measures announced “complement” other recent
reforms to the International Student Program.
New cost-of-living requirement for international students coming
to study in Canada
In
December, the Immigration, the IRCC doubled the cost-of-living requirement for
international students from CAD 10,000 to CAD 20,635. Inflation and financial
challenges faced by many international students were blamed for the sudden
move, with the government claiming the change aims to ensure students are
better prepared for the actual cost of living in Canada.
The
backlash against international students should be seen in the context of a
housing crisis, an upcoming election for the Trudeau government and an ongoing
diplomatic row between Canada and India.
There
is still a shortage of nurses and healthcare workers in Canada, and many other
western countries such as Australia, UK and the US, and student schemes help to
alleviate the recruitment issues.
The
Worldwide Health Organisation, World Economic Forum (WEF) and the UK’s Nursing
and Midwifery Council (NMC) all report that there is a huge global shortage of
nurses expected to reach 13 million by 2030, according to the WEF.
Reasons
for the nursing staff shortage range from ‘burnout’ of western nurses to an
aging population in countries like the US, UK, Japan and Canada.
According
to the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), there is a current shortage of nurses
in Canada estimated at more than 50,000 and this shortage is expected to
increase to 139,700 by 2026.
The
CNA also reports that the nursing workforce in Canada is aging, with nearly
one-third of nurses aged 55 or older.
As
these nurses retire, the demand for nursing services will continue to grow. In
addition, the aging population in Canada will also increase the demand for
healthcare services.
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African Countries, who are seeking opportunities in Canada, a prominent
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