移民、難民和公民部長馬克米勒(Marc Miller) 今天宣布，加拿大政府將對國際學生許可證申請設定招生上限，以穩定兩年內的新增長。到2024年，該上限預計將導致批准的學習許可數量約為360,000個，比2023年減少35%。本著公平的精神，已經建立了按人口加權的各個省和地區的上限，這將導致更顯著的結果。國際學生人數成長最不可持續的省份出現下降。學習許可續簽不會受到影響。攻讀碩士、博士學位和中小學教育的人員不計入上限。目前的學習許可持有者不會受到影響。
 
IRCC將向每個省和地區分配一部分上限，然後將分配給其指定的學習機構。為了實施此上限，自2024年1月22日起，向IRCC提交的每份學習許可申請也需要來自省或地區的證明信。各省和地區預計將在2024年3月31日之前建立向學生簽發證明信的流程。
 
這些臨時措施將實施兩年，2025年接受的新學習許可申請數量將在今年底重新評估。在此期間，加拿大政府將繼續與各省和地區、指定學習機構和國家教育利益相關者合作，為國際學生製定可持續的前進道路，包括最終確定公認的機構框架、確定國際學生的長期可持續水平確保高等教育機構能夠提供充足的學生住房。
 
為了更好地調整畢業後工作許可計劃，我們正在更改資格標準：

• 自2024年9月1日起，開始課程許可安排一部分的學習計畫的國際學生在畢業後將不再有資格獲得畢業後工作許可證。根據課程許可協議，學生實際就讀的私立大學已獲得許可，可以提供相關公立大學的課程。近年來，這些課程在吸引國際學生方面取得了顯著增長，儘管它們的監管比公立大學少，而且在畢業後工作許可資格方面存在漏洞。
• 碩士學位課程的畢業生很快就有資格申請3年期的工作許可證。根據目前的標準，畢業後工作許可證的長度僅取決於個人學習計劃的長度，這限制了碩士畢業生獲得工作經驗和可能過渡到永久居留的時間，從而阻礙了他們的發展。

 
在未來幾週內，開放式工作許可證將僅向碩士和博士課程的國際學生的配偶開放。其他學習級別（包括大學和學院課程）的國際學生的配偶將不再符合資格。今天宣布的重要措施是對最近宣布的國際學生計劃其他改革的補充。總而言之，他們的目標是確保真正的學生獲得所需的支持並擁有豐富在加拿大學習經驗所需的資源，同時穩定來加拿大的學生總數，同時穩定來加拿大的學生總數，並緩解加拿大住房、醫療保健和其他服務的壓力。
 

引號

「國際學生對加拿大至關重要並豐富了我們的社區。因此，我們有義務確保他們能夠獲得豐富學術經驗所需的資源。如今在加拿大，情況並非總是如此。今天，我們宣布採取更多措施來保護這個利潤豐厚、為濫用開闢了道路的系統。適可而止。透過今天宣布的果斷措施，我們正在為加拿大取得適當的平衡，確保我們移民制度的完整性，同時幫助學生為他們所希望的成功做好準備。”
– 移民、難民和公民部長馬克米勒(Marc Miller) 閣下

要聞速覽

• 在接下來的幾個月裡，我們將繼續努力為擁有緊缺技能的學生提供獲得永久居留權的明確途徑，並探索新措施，以便更好地將國際學生過渡到勞動力市場。  
• 該部門最近採取了多項措施，以確保國際學生計劃適用於新生以及整個國家，包括：
  • 2024年1月1日， 更新了學習許可申請人的生活費用要求， 以更好地反映加拿大的真實生活費用，並幫助防止學生的脆弱性和剝削。
  • 自2023年12月1日起，專上指定學習機構必須直接向IRCC 確認加拿大境外申請人提交的每封錄取通知書。這種增強的驗證流程可以保護未來的學生免受欺詐，並確保僅根據真實的錄取通知書頒發學習許可。
  • 2024年，我們打算實施有針對性的試點，旨在幫助代表性不足的國際學生群體在加拿大求學。

 
From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

News release

January 22, 2024—Ottawa—International students enrich our communities and are a critical part of Canada’s social, cultural and economic fabric. In recent years, the integrity of the international student system has been threatened. Some institutions have significantly increased their intakes to drive revenues, and more students have been arriving in Canada without the proper supports they need to succeed. Rapid increases in the number of international students arriving in Canada also puts pressure on housing, health care and other services. As we work to better protect international students from bad actors and support sustainable population growth in Canada, the government is moving forward with measures to stabilize the number of international students in Canada.
 
The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced today 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. In the spirit of fairness, individual provincial and territorial caps have been established, weighted by population, which will result in much more significant decreases in provinces where the international student population has seen the most unsustainable growth. Study permit renewals will not be impacted. Those pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees, and elementary and secondary education are not included in the cap. Current study permit holders will not be affected.
IRCC will allocate a portion of the cap to each province and territory, who will then distribute the allocation among their designated learning institutions. To implement the cap, as of January 22, 2024, every study permit application submitted to IRCC will also require an attestation letter from a province or territory. Provinces and territories are expected to establish a process for issuing attestation letters to students by no later than March 31, 2024.
 
These temporary measures will be in place for two years, and the number of new study permit applications that will be accepted in 2025 will be re-assessed at the end of this year. During this period, the Government of Canada will continue to work with provinces and territories, designated learning institutions and national education stakeholders on developing a sustainable path forward for international students, including finalizing a recognized institution framework, determining long-term sustainable levels of international students and ensuring post-secondary institutions are able to provide adequate levels of student housing.
In order to better align the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program, we are changing the eligibility criteria:
 

• Starting September 1, 2024, international students who begin a study program that is part of a curriculum licensing arrangement will no longer be eligible for a post­graduation work permit upon graduation. Under curriculum licensing agreements, students physically attend a private college that has been licensed to deliver the curriculum of an associated public college. These programs have seen significant growth in attracting international students in recent years, though they have less oversight than public colleges and they act as a loophole with regards to post-graduation work permit eligibility.
• Graduates of master’s degree programs will soon be eligible to apply for a 3-year work permit. Under current criteria, the length of a post­graduation work permit is based solely on the length of an individual’s study program, hindering master’s graduates by limiting the amount of time they have to gain work experience and potentially transition to permanent residence.

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.
 
The important measures announced today complement other recently announced reforms to the International Student Program. Taken together, they aim to ensure genuine students receive the support they require and have the resources they need for an enriching study experience in Canada, while at the same time stabilizing the overall number of students arriving and alleviating pressures on housing, health care and other services in Canada.
 

Quotes

“International students are vital to Canada and enrich our communities. As such, we have an obligation to ensure that they have access to the resources they need for an enriching academic experience. In Canada, today, this isn’t always the case. Today, we are announcing additional measures to protect a system that has become so lucrative that it has opened a path for its abuse. Enough is enough. Through the decisive measures announced today, we are striking the right balance for Canada and ensuring the integrity of our immigration system while setting students up for the success they hope for.”
– The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
 

Quick facts

• In the coming months, we will continue to work to provide clear pathways to permanent residence for students with in-demand skills and explore new measures to better transition international students to the labour force.  
• The department has introduced several measures recently to make sure the International Student Program works for in-coming students, as well as the country as a whole, including:
  • On January 1, 2024, the cost-of-living requirement for study permit applicants was updated to better reflect the true cost of living in Canada and help prevent student vulnerability and exploitation.
  • Since December 1, 2023, post-secondary designated learning institutions have been required to confirm every letter of acceptance submitted by an applicant outside Canada directly with IRCC. This enhanced verification process protects prospective students from fraud and ensures that study permits are issued based only on genuine letters of acceptance.
  • In 2024, we intend to implement targeted pilots aimed at helping underrepresented cohorts of international students pursue their studies in Canada.