A study permit, often called a student visa, is an official document issued by the Canadian government. It allows foreign ...

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will in most cases provide applicants with a letter outlining the reasons ...

IRCC’s latest update shows mixed visa processing times for 2026. India sees faster visitor visas, steady study permits, ...

Update: After sector pressure, the IRCC has since clarified its PGWP ‘grandfathering’ policy. In a webinar on November 29, the IRCC said that if a student has changed their program of study from what ...

The latest update suggests visitor visa timelines are largely steady, with some clear gains, while work permits have generally slowed and become more unpredictable ...

Here’s how prospective international students can fast-track their applications to study in Canada. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who compensate us when you click to or ...

On December 20, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released new Ministerial Instructions for study permit applications, effective January 1 to December 31, 2026. These ...

Canada's immigration authority is warning international students about study permit fraud, highlighting that false information can lead to visa refusals and up to five-year entry bans. Students are ...

The information on this page has been reviewed by International Student Advisors on December 12, 2025. As an international student, you must be enrolled in the designated learning institution (DLI) ...

March was the first month in 2024 that saw the total number of new study permits decrease year-on-year, with only 33,000 of them being processed compared to 70,000 in March 2023 – a drop of over 52%, ...