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Acadia University

Designated learning institution · Nova Scotia

Province or territory
Nova Scotia
Institution type
University
Administration
Public Institution
Study permits, 2025
180
Peak year
2023 (375)
Rank in province, 2025
8 of 11
Study permits1802025
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Study permits

Study permit holders at this designated learning institution, by year the permit took effect (IRCC; rounded).

Study permits by year

188375201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
1883752015201720192021202320252026
Data table
2015200
2016260
2017225
2018245
2019250
2020155
2021265
2022280
2023375
2024240
2025180
2026110
YearStudy permits
2026110
2025180
2024240
2023375
2022280
2021265
2020155
2019250
2018245
2017225
2016260
2015200
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

Schools in Nova Scotia

Designated learning institutions in the same province, 2025.

Study permits, 2025
  1. Saint Mary's University510
  2. Nova Scotia Community College430
  3. Willis College360
  4. Oxford International College Halifax325
  5. Mount Saint Vincent University295
  6. Acadia University180
  7. St Francis Xavier University85
  8. Université Sainte-Anne55
  9. NSCAD University35
This school's share of the province
3.55%
Schools in the province with pages
11
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

Where students come from

Citizenship of study permit holders at university institutions in Nova Scotia, 2025 (not published per school).

By citizenship
  1. India1,075
  2. China, People's Republic of710
  3. Nigeria485
  4. Bangladesh210
  5. United States of America110
  6. Iran85
  7. Vietnam75
  8. Ghana75
  9. Bahama Islands, The50
  10. Pakistan50
  11. Sri Lanka45
  12. United Kingdom and Overseas Territories45
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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