"Ontario is estimated to feel the worst of the impact, losing 92,000 full-time international students in public post-secondary institutions for the 2025-26 year. The cap was initially meant to last two years, but the federal government recently laid out a plan to keep cutting the number of international students admitted into the country, with plans to admit 155,000 students in 2026 and 150,000 in 2027 and 2028."
"In a report published Tuesday, the agency suggested that the federal government's student cap measures announced in January 2024 led to a sharp decline in new international students in Canada but a more moderate drop in overall enrolment. Before the permit cap, the province was home to the most international students in the country, according to Statistics Canada."
"The agency said it used national survey data from post-secondary institutions as well as administrative data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Canada Revenue Agency to calculate its estimates. Students used as 'scapegoat,' says international student Amir Moghadam, an international PhD student at the University of Toronto, said he chose to come to Canada because of its welcoming environment to students."
"But with the kind of messaging coming from the federal government and the report, Moghadam said that might not be the case anymore. Two years ago, Ottawa promised to reduce the numbers, citing pressure on housing and health care, and expressed concerns that shady post-secondary schools were exploiting students."
Federal student permit caps introduced in January 2024 are linked to a sharp decline in new international students in Canada, with a more moderate decline in overall enrolment. Ontario is estimated to experience the largest impact, with a projected loss of 92,000 full-time international students in public post-secondary institutions for 2025-26. The federal cap was initially planned for two years, and a new multi-year plan outlines further reductions in admissions, including 155,000 students in 2026 and 150,000 in 2027 and 2028. Before the caps, Ontario had the most international students in Canada. Estimates were calculated using post-secondary survey data and administrative data from IRCC and the Canada Revenue Agency.
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