NSCAD University
Designated learning institution · Nova Scotia
- Province or territory
- Nova Scotia
- Institution type
- University
- Administration
- Public Institution
- Study permits, 2025
- 35
- Peak year
- 2018 (115)
- Rank in province, 2025
- 11 of 11
Study permits352025
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
Data table
| 2015 | 35 |
| 2016 | 75 |
| 2017 | 80 |
| 2018 | 115 |
| 2019 | 85 |
| 2020 | 55 |
| 2021 | 70 |
| 2022 | 55 |
| 2023 | 65 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2025 | 35 |
| 2026 | 20 |
| Year | Study permits |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 |
| 2025 | 35 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2023 | 65 |
| 2022 | 55 |
| 2021 | 70 |
| 2020 | 55 |
| 2019 | 85 |
| 2018 | 115 |
| 2017 | 80 |
| 2016 | 75 |
| 2015 | 35 |
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.
- Oxford International College Halifax325
- Mount Saint Vincent University295
- Acadia University180
- St Francis Xavier University85
- Université Sainte-Anne55
- NSCAD University35
- This school's share of the province
- 0.69%
- 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).
- India1,075
- China, People's Republic of710
- Nigeria485
- Bangladesh210
- United States of America110
- Iran85
- Vietnam75
- Ghana75
- Bahama Islands, The50
- Pakistan50
- Sri Lanka45
- 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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