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Immigration Minister Marc Miller's cap on study permit applications will significantly drop international students coming to Canada this school year.
Miller's cap of 606,250 applications is expected to result in a 40% decrease in study permits from last year, higher than the estimated 35%.
The actual number of new permits is expected to be around 292,000, significantly lower than the previous estimate of 360,000.
This has led to dissatisfaction among some provinces, with Alberta receiving fewer applications than anticipated. Colleges and universities have criticized the cap as it could potentially deter international students and have serious unintended consequences.
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On March 19, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated rules for spouses and common-law partners of study permit holders.
The changes apply to partners of full-time students (designating the work performed by them as necessary) in graduate programs, professional degree programs, and those with a valid open work permit under the C42 category extending their permit as partners of students in a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligible program at a designated institution.
Applications received before March 18, 2024, are unaffected by this change.
#IRCC, #Study_permits, #open_work_permits, #OWP, #PGWP
On March 18, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) introduced a temporary policy to facilitate applications under the H-1B open work permit measure launched on July 16, 2023.
It allows IRCC to process a limited number of applications received beyond the cap and submitted before the cap was reached on July 17, 2023.
The policy also waives study permit processing fees for minor children of H-1B holders. This aims to address issues some H-1B applicants face and supports the government's efforts to attract foreign talent to fill labour market shortages and skills gaps in Canada.
#H1B, #H_1B, #IRCC, #open_work_permits, #foreign_workers
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denied Quebec's request for full control over immigration, noting Quebec already has more power in this area to protect the French.
Despite a "constructive" conversation with Premier Francois Legault, Trudeau refrained from discussing who holds the power, focusing on improving the system.
The federal immigration department has previously overridden Quebec's cap for family reunification, showing Ottawa's willingness to intervene.
Legault had intended to request full immigration powers during a recent meeting with Trudeau, their first since December 2022.
Quebec has also increased its compensation request for managing asylum seekers to $1 billion, with Ottawa agreeing to $100 million.
#Quebec, #Francophone_Immigration, #Trudeau
