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Vancouver Island University

Designated learning institution · British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
Institution type
University
Administration
Public Institution
Study permits, 2025
375
Peak year
2018 (1,080)
Rank in province, 2025
33 of 101
Study permits3752025
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

5401,080201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
5401,0802015201720192021202320252026
Data table
2015775
2016870
2017900
20181,080
2019760
2020465
2021750
2022635
2023755
2024430
2025375
2026175
YearStudy permits
2026175
2025375
2024430
2023755
2022635
2021750
2020465
2019760
20181,080
2017900
2016870
2015775
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

Schools in British Columbia

Designated learning institutions in the same province, 2025.

Study permits, 2025
  1. Pacific Link College450
  2. Columbia College435
  3. Vancouver Film School435
  4. Fairleigh Dickinson University Vancouver375
  5. Canadian College375
  6. Vancouver Island University375
  7. Acsenda School of Management370
  8. Northern Lights College370
  9. Cambria College360
  10. Sprott Shaw College300
  11. Canadian College of Technology and Business270
This school's share of the province
0.75%
Schools in the province with pages
101
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 British Columbia, 2025 (not published per school).

By citizenship
  1. India6,765
  2. China, People's Republic of5,480
  3. United States of America1,430
  4. Iran1,065
  5. Nigeria975
  6. Korea, Republic of615
  7. Vietnam590
  8. Mexico565
  9. Bangladesh505
  10. Indonesia, Republic of455
  11. Hong Kong SAR420
  12. Philippines405
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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