New Canada Study Permit Allocations and Approvals 2024
The immigration minister of Canada, Marc Miller, released an official statement outlining that they are targeting to approve a total of 235,600 new study permits in 2024.
Furthermore, 392,667 is the cap set for new study permit applications (excluding primary and secondary school students and master’s or doctoral degree students) and based on a 60% approval rate.
The minister also released a detailed province-wise provincial attestation letter and study permit approval allocation for 2024 (listed in the later part of this article).
Overall, Canada is targeting a total of 485,000 approved study permits for 2024. This includes around 97,000 study permit extensions from within Canada.
In total, the immigration department anticipates 606,000 study permit (including extensions and other variants) applications to be received in 2024.
So capping is set at an overall total of 606,000 study permit applications for all the study permit application types, including primary and secondary school students and master’s or doctoral degree students.
Out of this, excluding primary and secondary school students and master’s or doctoral degree students, nearly 392,667 are set out for new study permit applications.
At the time of the new cap announced by Marc Miller in January, the official IRCC news release clearly stated that those pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees and elementary and secondary education are not included in the cap.
However, it seems that IRCC has now set the cap on all the study permit application types.
Province-Wise Study Permit Allocations 2024
Below are the study permit allocations and expected approvals for study permit applications, excluding primary and secondary school students and master’s or doctoral degree students.
| Allocation After Initial Adjustment | Final Allocation After Top-Ups for PTs with Approval Rate Below 60% | |||||
| Province / Territory | PT Allocations (A) | Projected SPs Approved (B) | % Change from 2023 | Top-Up (C) | Revised PT Allocations with Top-Up (A+C) | Projected SPs Approved (same as B) |
| Alberta | 40,894 | 24,537 | 10% | N/A | 40,894 | 24,537 |
| British Columbia | 83,000 | 49,800 | -18% | N/A | 83,000 | 49,800 |
| Manitoba | 15,233 | 9,140 | -10% | 3,420 | 18,652 | 9,140 |
| New Brunswick | 9,279 | 5,567 | -10% | 5,372 | 14,651 | 5,567 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,365 | 1,419 | 10% | 788 | 3,153 | 1,419 |
| Northwest Territories | 333 | 200 | 4900% | N/A | 333 | 200 |
| Nova Scotia | 12,906 | 7,744 | -10% | 7,472 | 20,378 | 7,744 |
| Nunavut | 333 | 200 | 6567% | N/A | 333 | 200 |
| Ontario | 235,000 | 141,000 | -41% | N/A | 235,000 | 141,000 |
| Prince Edward Island | 2,004 | 1,202 | -10% | 308 | 2,312 | 1,202 |
| Quebec | 72,716 | 43,629 | 10% | 45,202 | 117,917 | 43,629 |
| Saskatchewan | 12,043 | 7,226 | 10% | 3,011 | 15,054 | 7,226 |
| Yukon | 417 | 250 | 205% | N/A | 417 | 250 |
| Total | 486,523 | 291,914 | -28% | 65,572 | 552,095 | 291,914 |
Province-Wise Study Permit allocations 2024
Canada Study Permit Capping Model 2024
As per the minister’s statement, the national cap on international students is based on net zero growth, meaning it is equal to the number of study permits that expire this year.
This indicates that the number of international students entering Canada in 2024 should be equal to the number of students whose permits expire this year.
The aim for 2024 is to obtain 485,000 authorized study permits.
IRCC allocated the modified number of study permit applications, 393,000, depending on the population share of each province and territory.
According to this scenario, some provinces and territories would have more students in 2024 than in 2023, while others would have fewer new students.
IRCC altered the allocation for provinces that would get more international students in 2024 than in 2023 based on population share, limiting growth to 10% over 2023 levels.
For provinces that would receive fewer international students in 2024 than in 2023, the IRCC altered their allocation to mitigate the negative impact in the first year while also supporting broader regional immigration goals.
IRCC also increased allocations for provinces with approval rates lower than 60%. The top-ups will assist provinces with lower approval rates in meeting their targeted number of authorized study permits by 2024.
As a result, about 552,000 study permit applications have been assigned to provinces and territories within the national limit.
These allocations are estimated to result in about 292,000 accepted study permits, a 28% reduction from 2023 for the groups covered by the cap.
How many study permit allocations are set for Ontario in 2024?
Ontario has been allocated a total of 235,000 study permit applications in 2024, with an estimated approval rate of 141,000 study permits based on a 60% approval rate.
This excludes primary and secondary school students and master’s or doctoral degree study permits.
What is the IRCC processing time for study permits?
Average of 11 weeks for study permit applications from outside Canada, 10 weeks from inside Canada, and 77 days for study permit extensions based on the most recent IRCC processing update.
