Ontario universities are requesting 35% of the capped study permit applications, equating to 82,250 of 235,000 applications from international students. The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) seeks to distribute these allocations based on each university’s proportion of international student enrollment. The COU aims to welcome 28,000 international students next year, maintaining their representation at around 20% of all students. Immigration Minister Marc Miller last month set a limit on study permit applications for 2024, which will reduce the number of study permits by over a third.
