{"id":103536,"date":"2022-09-01T13:52:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T17:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-processing-study-permits-for-international-students-at-record-pace\/"},"modified":"2022-09-01T13:55:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T17:55:17","slug":"canada-processing-study-permits-for-international-students-at-record-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-processing-study-permits-for-international-students-at-record-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Processing Study Permits For International Students At Record Pace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Immigration officials in Canada are processing <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/visa-etudiant-canada\/\">study permits<\/a> for international students at a record pace with almost 360,000 of these applications completed this year as of the end of July.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s up 18.4 per cent over the roughly 304,000 completed during the comparable period last year which was itself a record-breaking year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve finalized almost 560,000 study permit applications in 2021. Beating the previous record from 2019 by 31 per cent,\u201d reveals Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on its new website to provide updates on the processing of applications.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Read More<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/certain-immigrants-to-get-drivers-licenses-faster-on-prince-edward-island\/\">Certain Immigrants To Get Drivers\u2019 Licenses Faster On Prince Edward Island<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-set-to-open-express-entry-to-truckers\/\">Canada Set To Open Express Entry To Truckers<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/quebec-invites-58-canada-immigration-candidates-with-jobs-offers-in-regions\/\">Quebec Invites 58 Canada Immigration Candidates With Jobs Offers In Regions<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In its bid to clear its backlogs, the IRCC expanded the Student Direct Stream (SDS) which allows it to process study permit applications from international students to seven more countries in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The steam initially had four countries participating &#8211; China, India, the Philippines and Vietnam \u2013 and was expanded to include Pakistan, Morocco and Senegal in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in July last year, the IRCC expanded the SDS again also to include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Antigua and Barbuda;<\/li>\n<li>Brazil;<\/li>\n<li>Colombia;<\/li>\n<li>Costa Rica;<\/li>\n<li>Peru;<\/li>\n<li>St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and;<\/li>\n<li>Trinidad and Tobago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>International students using the SDS, which was first launched in 2018, are supposed to get their applications processed within 20 days and must provide their biometrics as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur country\u2019s diverse and inclusive society, high-quality educational institutions and opportunities to work or immigrate after graduation have made Canada a leading destination of choice for students from around the world,\u201d said then-Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in July last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe global pandemic has caused disruptions and distress for everyone, including international students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy expanding the Student Direct Stream to a more diverse range of prospective students, we have great optimism that international education will recover, and indeed flourish, as Canada emerges from the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Hiring Blitz At IRCC Seeks To Bring On 1,250 More Employees By Autumn<\/h3>\n<p>Faced with a mounting backlog of applications at the IRCC, the Canadian immigration department has been on a hiring blitz to bring aboard another 1,250 employees by this autumn to cut processing times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is unprecedented interest in Canada as a destination for newcomers from around the world,\u201d said Fraser in late August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA well-run immigration system supports our communities\u2019 futures and allows our industries to tap into the essential talent and new business opportunities so they can continue to grow and remain competitive. We will continue to take steps to strengthen immigration, for the benefit of our businesses, our economy, and all Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2WIqzzzTfYM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The IRCC has also extended the amount of time international students can take their courses online in their home countries and still qualify for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/post-graduation-work-permit\/\">Post-Graduate Work Permit<\/a>\u00a0(PGWP) later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDistance learning measures have been extended to Aug. 31, 2023,\u201d announced the IRCC last month. \u201cBut they are being reduced in scope.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we transition back to pre-pandemic requirements, we encourage international students to come back to Canada. A transition period is available for those who may need some time to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Online Learning Extended For Another Year For PGWP<\/h3>\n<p>International students studying online from abroad or who submit a study permit application no later than Aug. 31, 2022, will continue to be able to complete up to 100 per cent of their program online without affecting their eligibility for PGWP.<\/p>\n<p>After that, study time completed from abroad starting on Sept. 1, 2023, will be deducted from the length of their PGWP, regardless of when they began their studies.<\/p>\n<p>The extension of temporary distance learning measures will affect those starting programs from the beginning of this academic year, as early as Sept. 1, 2022, through to the end of the summer study session next year, on Aug. 31, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Under these measures no more than 50 per cent of the credits earned can be completed outside Canada to remain eligible for a PGWP.<\/p>\n<p>On its website, the IRCC claims there were now only 2.4 million applications in its inventory at the end of July, down from about 2.62 million roughly halfway through that month.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition parties in the Canadian Parliament have repeatedly criticized the ruling Liberals for the massive backlog of applications at the IRCC.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Fraser took exception to the characterization of all of the applications at the IRCC being described as a \u201cbacklog\u201d and insisted that only those applications that were beyond the service standards were rightful to be considered the backlog.<\/p>\n<p>By that definition, though, Canada was still facing a backlog of 1.3 million applications that had been there for longer than the service standard.<\/p>\n<h3>41% of temporary residence applications were still in backlog at end of July<\/h3>\n<p>That included 580,000 applications for temporary residence, 303,300 for permanent residence, and 246,000 citizenship applications.<\/p>\n<p>That means 41 per cent of temporary residence applications, 47 per cent of permanent residence applications and 65 per cent of citizenship applications were then beyond the service standards set by the IRCC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re taking action to reduce the backlogs of applications within our inventories,\u201d states the IRCC on its website. \u201cOur goal is to process 80 per cent of applications within our service standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis allows for expected delays in some very complex cases or when we need more information from our clients before we can finalize their files.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In August, India, the biggest source of new permanent residents to Canada, called on Ottawa to help its international students so they could come and learn in Canadian colleges and universities this autumn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn recent years, Canada has emerged as a preferred destination for Indian students for post-secondary education,\u201d the High Commission of India noted in an advisory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, more than 230,000 students from India enrolled in post-secondary institutions in Canada are making a positive contribution to the Canadian economy, including through an estimated $4 billion (in American dollars) in tuition fees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the exchange rate in effect on Aug. 25, that U.S.-$4 billion worked out to almost $5.2 billion in Canadian dollars or about $22,494 per Indian student in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<i>Tuition Fees for Degree Programs, 2021\/2922<\/i>, Statistics Canada noted last year Canadian universities are increasingly dependent on the tuition fees of international students to stay afloat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2021\/2022, the average tuition fees for international undergraduate students in Canada rose 4.9 per cent from a year earlier to $33,623,\u201d noted Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis follows a 7.1 per cent gain in 2020\/2021. 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