Toronto:
Canada’s clampdown on international students has hit applicants from India particularly hard, government data shows, as what was once a preferred destination loses its allure for Indian students.
Canada lowered the number of international student permits it issues for the second year in a row in early 2025 as part of a broader effort to reduce the number of temporary migrants and address fraud related to student visas.
About 74 per cent of Indian applications for permits to study at Canadian post-secondary institutions in August – the most recent month available – were rejected, compared to about 32 per cent in August 2023, according to immigration department data provided to Reuters.
By contrast, about 40 per cent of study permit applications overall in each of those months were refused. About 24 per cent of Chinese study permits in August 2025 were rejected.
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