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Study permit

Canadian work, study or immigration route

Study permits that took effect, 2025
401,555
Schools with pages
405
Study permits that401,555
Year by year
Data as at 2026
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Study permits

Study permit holders by year the permit took effect (IRCC).

Study permits by year

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Data table
2015227,720
2016276,530
2017328,610
2018368,100
2019412,980
2020272,290
2021462,105
2022568,305
2023701,210
2024531,635
2025401,555
2026239,675
By citizenship, 2025
  1. India98,945
  2. China, People's Republic of51,545
  3. Nigeria27,620
  4. Philippines21,040
  5. France13,765
  6. Vietnam10,310
  7. Iran9,545
  8. Korea, Republic of9,255
  9. United States of America8,750
  10. Mexico8,280
  11. Algeria8,210
  12. Ukraine6,700
  13. Brazil6,430
  14. Colombia6,060
  15. Bangladesh5,865
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

Designated learning institutions

Schools with the most study permits that took effect in 2025.

Study permits, 2025
  1. University of Toronto11,860
  2. University of British Columbia8,770
  3. Conestoga College8,520
  4. Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology6,500
  5. Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning Humber Lakeshore Campus6,255
  6. The Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning5,450
  7. Centennial College4,975
  8. McGill University4,700
  9. Université de Montréal4,495
  10. York University4,495
  11. George Brown College4,245
  12. Université d'Ottawa University of Ottawa3,875
  13. University of Manitoba3,855
  14. Fanshawe College3,810
  15. University of Alberta3,690
  16. Concordia University3,650
  17. Université Laval3,365
  18. Université du Québec à Montréal3,305
  19. University of Waterloo3,165
  20. Simon Fraser University3,140
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

By province or territory

Study permits, 2025
  1. Ontario172,830
  2. British Columbia80,565
  3. Quebec64,410
  4. Alberta35,300
  5. Manitoba14,165
  6. Nova Scotia9,755
  7. New Brunswick8,420
  8. Saskatchewan8,175
  9. Newfoundland and Labrador3,350
  10. Prince Edward Island1,980
  11. Yukon155
  12. Northwest Territories50
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

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