Ottawa has released provincial and territorial allocations for its two-year cap on international student permits.The federal government has put a cap on the number of undergraduate international study permit applications that can be received for each province and territory. Alberta has been allocated 40,894 applications for 2024.
Alberta, which welcomed fewer than its proportional share of international students last year, is entitled to 40,894 undergraduate study permit applications in 2024. Across the country, the federal government is projecting 292,000 approved study permits in 2024, down 28 per cent from 2023.Ottawa said the change aims to reduce pressure on services like housing and health care and to protect international students from bad actors using their higher tuition fees to drive revenues."I don't know if it was the most well thought out," he said.
Last year, more than 60,000 study permits were issued for B.C. schools. Based on its allocation of applications, the province is expected to see 49,800 approved permits for 2024. Students who receive the letters must then send them to Immigration and Citizenship for their study permit application.