Kathmandu. Canada, once one of the best educational destinations for students around the world, is rapidly losing international students. The situation is such that the number of new study permits issued by Canada in 2025 has fallen below the corona period. When the whole world was in lockdown. <\/p>\n
According to 2025 data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), only 75,372 new study permits were approved for the full year. This is 64 percent less than in 2024. In addition, this number is 18 percent less than during the Corona period in 2020. Education experts are attributing this to a significant “overhaul” of Canada’s international education policy. <\/p>\n
In fact, the Canadian government has taken very drastic measures in the last 2 years to control the number of foreign students. The government argued that the rapidly growing international student population was putting pressure on housing, health care and public services. As a result, Canada imposed limits on study permits in 2024, mandated a provincially issued provincial certificate (PAL), and tightened oversight of private colleges. <\/p>\n
Recent reports have revealed that the Canadian government’s crackdown is more serious than expected. A recent report by Canada’s Office of the Auditor General (OAG) found that the government underestimated the impact of student limits. The report claims that the Department of Immigration failed to understand why the study permit approval rate was much lower than expected. <\/p>\n
The 2025 figures point to two major reasons for the decline. The first is the significant decrease in the demand for international students and the second is the historic low in the approval rate. <\/p>\n
According to the Applyboard report, Canada processed only 211,000 new post-secondary study permit applications in 2025. That’s 55 percent less than in 2024. This means that thousands of students around the world have reduced their applications to study in Canada. The decline follows a significant decline in 2023. <\/p>\n
On the other hand, the rate of study permission is also declining. While 57.9% of applications were approved in 2021, the rate dropped to 44.9% in 2024 and only 35.7% were approved in 2025. This means that nearly two out of every three students are facing rejection. <\/p>\n
According to experts, the increasing number of acceptances has also weakened the confidence of students. As a result, they are moving to other countries. \u2013Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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