Announcement - International Students

LATEST UPDATE:

• Temporary cap on new student visas for two years; 35% overall reduction in new study visas
• In addition to the cap, the federal government will also require international students applying for a study permit to provide an attestation letter from a province or territory.
• Starting in September, international students who begin a program that’s part of a curriculum licensing arrangement (one where a private college has been licensed to deliver the curriculum of an associated public college) will no longer be eligible for a post-graduation work permit.
• Graduates of master’s and other “short graduate-level programs” will “soon” be able to apply for a three-year work permit, the government says. Open work permits will also be made available to the spouses of international students in master’s and doctoral programs.
• In the weeks ahead, open work permits will only be available to spouses of international students in master’s and doctoral programs. The spouses of international students in other levels of study, including undergraduate and college programs, will no longer be eligible.