Highlights: IRCC Announces Study permit allocations for 2025
- IRCC has announced study permit allocations for 2025 by provinces.
- Canada will issue 437,000 study permits to international students in 2025.
- IRCC has mandated Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) for Master’s and doctoral students starting January 24, 2025.
- The total study permit applications to be issued this year aims to support the Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027.
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Canada Announces New PAL Requirements Effective January 24, 2025
Canada has announced to issue a total of 437,000 study permit applications this year, in 2025.
|
Study permits issued to international student in 2025 |
|
|
Graduate degree students |
73,282 |
|
Kindergarten to grade 12 applicants (PAL/TAL-exempt) |
72,200 |
|
All other PAL/TAL-exempt applicants |
48,524 |
|
Remaining PAL/TAL-required cohorts |
2,42,994 |
|
Total |
4,37,000 |
IRCC has also mandated the requirement of Provincial Attestation Letters (PALs) for international students looking to pursue Master’s and doctoral course in Canada. This new change has come into effect starting January 24, 2025.
However, some of the exemptions to the PAL, who do not require submitting a PAL, are as follows:
- Exchange students
- Primary and secondary school students
- Vulnerable cohorts and priority groups that are related to the Canadian government
- Current study permit holders applying for an extension at the same Canadian DLI and study level
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Provincial Breakdown of Study Permit Allocations for 2025
The table below has the study permit allocations for students with the PAL or TAL requirement as per the Canadian provinces:
|
Province or territory |
Total expected number of study permits to be issued to all PAL/TAL-required students |
Kindergarten to grade 12 applicants (PAL/TAL-exempt) |
All other PAL/TAL-exempt applicants |
|
32,660 |
72,200 |
48,524 |
|
|
53,589 |
|||
|
10,021 |
|||
|
6430 |
|||
|
4664 |
|||
|
220 |
|||
|
8297 |
|||
|
Nunavut |
220 |
||
|
1,16,740 |
|||
|
1250 |
|||
|
72,977 |
|||
|
8869 |
|||
|
339 |
|||
|
Total |
3,162,76 |
72,200 |
48,524 |
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