Canada recorded 195,335 new international student and temporary worker arrivals from January to August 2026. The total combines 65,240 students and 130,095 workers. Compared with the same eight months of 2024, the combined intake fell by 326,900, or 63%. The federal government published the figures in its October 20 immigration update. This is a measure...
Canada’s public K-12 international education sector is experiencing a shift in its source markets. According to new data from the Canadian Association of Public Schools-International (CAPS-I), international enrolment at its member public schools fell by 4% in the 2025/26 academic year, with a sharp decline from China playing the biggest role. The data also shows...
Ontario is making a combined $138 million investment in Trent University that will expand student housing, academic infrastructure and university enrolment capacity in Peterborough. The announcement includes two connected developments. A $100 million investment through the Building Ontario Fund will support two new student residences with 1,400 beds and approximately 134,000 square feet of academic...
A new temporary IRCC policy gives some foreign workers in Canada more flexibility to study while they continue working. As of September 4, 2026, eligible work permit holders can study without a study permit when their program is six months or less. The change is important for workers who want to develop new skills without...
Ottawa. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has refreshed its operational instructions for study permit renewals under the Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot, known as the FMCSP. If you study in French outside Quebec, this update matters to you. The message is reassuring. Canada wants French speaking students to stay, finish their programs and build...
Canada’s official languages education sector recorded a 13% decline in student enrolments in 2025, according to Languages Canada’s annual survey. Student weeks fell by 19% among members that reported comparable data for both 2024 and 2025. The survey offers a detailed look at Canada’s English and French language education sector at a time when international...
Yes. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada now lets valid work permit holders study for six months or less without a separate study permit. The policy covers workers who received a subsequent permit while already in Canada. No extra application is needed. It stays in effect until December 31, 2027. Section 188(1)(c) of the Immigration and...
University of Waterloo placed seventh worldwide, and first among Canadian schools to ever break into the global top ten, in PitchBook’s 2026 ranking of universities whose alumni raise venture capital. For prospective international students, the result signals that a Canadian degree can lead to real entrepreneurial and career pathways, which in turn support post-graduation work...
Not on their own. At the Quebec City-area high school cited in the debate, immigrant students make up only 293 of 2,441 enrolled students, about 12 percent. Provincial data shows more of Quebec’s overall school-population growth since 2015 comes from second-generation students born in Quebec (53 percent) than from newly arrived immigrants (47 percent), which...
