Canadian study abroad immigration is one of the main ways to immigrate to Canada. There are many ways to obtain Canadian identity through study abroad, such as the Canadian Express Channel, the Provincial Nomination Program, and the overseas student channels in each province.
The arrival of international students has alleviated Canada's labor shortage to a certain extent, and the federal government has continuously proposed favorable policies for international students. It is precisely because of this that as the immigration conditions in Canada are constantly increasing, more and more people choose to study abroad to immigrate.
Recently, the Canadian government responded to the problems faced by international students raised by the International Student Committee. The government said that they will take the necessary measures to attract, help and protect international students coming to Canada and already in Canada.
Canadian Immigration Commission (CIMM) is an internal government committee that studies Canadian immigration and citizenship issues. They have the right to oversee the Canadian Immigration Agency and the federal multicultural policy.
Although Canada is in the world's leading position in attracting international students, due to the influence of some factors, some international students may still be in a weak or unfavorable situation.
This report focuses on three goals related to international students:
- Add international students to study in Canada
- Ensure the fairness of international students’ programs
- Improve international students’ service in the process of study visa and immigration The Canadian government recognizes that from 2022 to 2023, the number of international students holding student visas is expected to increase to 753,000. At the same time, they also recognize that there has been an increase in applications from certain countries and regions, but the government has not yet fully considered this issue in its current measures.
In response, the government promised that the Direct Entrance Program (SDS) may be extended to Asia, Africa and French-speaking countries in the future. Currently, SDS provides applicants from 14 countries with a quick access to study visas, and eligible international students can get a study visa for about 20 days.
At the same time, the Canadian government also said it would establish a working group between the Ministry of Immigration, French and Integration (MIFI) and the Immigration Bureau to investigate the proportion of rejections for Quebec's school visas (in general, especially for French-speaking African students).
will also reevaluate the scope of Nigeria International Student Expressway (NSE), a student visa application program created to help international students from Nigeria.
In addition to this, Canada will also explore how to better promote international students, especially those with skills, experience and language level to obtain Canadian permanent residence .
Ensure fairness of international students' programs
CIMM emphasized some issues in the report submitted to the International Student Committee, hoping to ensure fairness in the application process of international students. In response, the Immigration Bureau promises to review and ensure fairness of the International Student Program (ISP) by:
continues to investigate issues related to accessibility, race and gender in the annual voluntary survey to learn more about how international students face special challenges.
Establish a Classified Data and Analysis Framework (DDAF), which is filtered data based on population characteristics to better understand how specific populations are affected by specific policies or phenomena.
explores the social welfare model and determinants of immigrant groups, focusing on different ethnic groups.
reviews the selection process of international students and evaluates students based on criteria that are more relevant to the potential value of students.
Improve service and communication
CIMM's many suggestions involve a large amount of content related to the interests of international students, including processing time and reasons for denial. In response to these questions, Canada stated that the government will recruit 1,250 staff to process applications by the end of this fall, and release the backlog of data every month
At the same time, they also promised to cooperate with designated learning institutions (DLIs) to collect admission and status information data for international students, and the designated learning institutions will submit the data elements to the International Student Center for real-time processing.
Canada also expressed interest in continuing to implement the 2022 pilot project, in which immigration officials will proactively publish their decision descriptions when making decisions on application for temporary resident visas (TRVs) to ensure transparency and easy understanding.
