International Student Cap in Canada🇨🇦

The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced on January 22, 2024 that the Government of Canada will set an intake cap on international student permit applications to stabilize new growth for a period of two years. For 2024, the cap is expected to result in approximately 360,000 approved study permits, a decrease of 35% from 2023.
IRCC will allocate a portion of the cap to each province and territory. To implement the cap, every study permit application submitted to IRCC will also require an attestation letter from a province or territory.
Open work permits will only be available to spouses of international students in master’s and doctoral programs.

Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2024/01/canada-to-stabilize-growth-and-decrease-number-of-new-international-student-permits-issued-to-approximately-360000-for-2024.html