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CIMM – International Students Data Dashboard: Intake, Output & Issued – February 28, 2024

Number of Study Permit Applications (Excluding Extensions) Received by IRCC between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024, by year and Top 10 Countries (in Persons)

Country of Residence 2022 2023 2024 (until January 31) Grand Total
India 318,167 325,866 2,363 646,396
Nigeria 39,440 91,016 3,722 134,178
Philippines 31,981 41,064 1,342 74,387
People’s Republic of China 27,957 39,988 1,377 69,322
Nepal 9,461 28,728 1,941 40,130
Algeria 12,171 25,846 1,248 39,265
Iran 15,822 17,955 748 34,525
Ghana 6,353 25,539 2,036 33,928
Federal Republic of Cameroon 9,162 18,080 1,022 28,264
Bangladesh 9,829 15,842 709 26,380
Other Countries 233,444 284,458 13,700 531,602
Grand Total 713,787 914,382 30,208 1,658,377

*Top 10 countries sorted by Grand Total

Number of Study Permit Applications Issued (Excluding Extensions) between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024, by year and Top 10 Countries (in Persons)

Country of Residence 2022
Authorized Confirmed Total
India 2,480 175,445 177,925
People’s Republic of China 1,038 21,017 22,055
Philippines 356 20,796 21,152
Nigeria 326 11,148 11,474
Nepal 21 6,035 6,056
France 514 10,640 11,154
Iran 180 7,803 7,983
Japan 212 9,325 9,537
Colombia 357 7,674 8,031
Brazil 336 7,569 7,905
Other Countries 5,459 118,485 123,944
Grand Total 11,279 395,937 407,216
Number of Study Permit Applications Issued (Excluding Extensions) between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024, by year and Top 10 Countries (in Persons)
Country of Residence 2023
Authorized Confirmed Total
India 16,887 216,385 233,272
People’s Republic of China 2,749 27,338 30,087
Philippines 2,420 25,376 27,796
Nigeria 3,110 29,382 32,492
Nepal 1,512 14,274 15,786
France 660 9,284 9,944
Iran 756 7,780 8,536
Japan 430 6,320 6,750
Colombia 869 7,212 8,081
Brazil 816 6,595 7,411
Other Countries 16,851 146,972 163,823
Grand Total 47,060 496,918 543,978
Number of Study Permit Applications Issued (Excluding Extensions) between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024, by year and Top 10 Countries (in Persons)
Country of Residence 2024 (until January 31) Grand Total
Authorized Confirmed Total
India 13,509 8,771 22,280 433,477
People’s Republic of China 1,024 2,135 3,159 55,301
Philippines 934 997 1,931 50,879
Nigeria 1,190 1,448 2,638 46,604
Nepal 718 806 1,524 23,366
France 123 540 663 21,761
Iran 426 456 882 17,401
Japan 354 391 745 17,032
Colombia 177 572 749 16,861
Brazil 240 457 697 16,013
Other Countries 6,675 11,096 17,771 305,538
Grand Total 25,370 27,669 53,039 1,004,233

*Top 10 countries sorted by Grand Total

Number of Study Permit Applications (Excluding Extensions) Approved, Refused & Withdrawn By IRCC between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024, Broken down by Top 10 Country of Residence and Year (in Persons)

Country of Residence 2022
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
India 189,695 164,012 2,482 54% 356,189
Nigeria 13,386 22,080 271 38% 35,737
Philippines 22,762 9,076 140 71% 31,978
People's Republic of China 20,295 5,690 1,089 78% 27,074
Algeria 4,191 7,666 47 35% 11,904
Nepal 5,916 3,065 25 66% 9,006
Iran 8,046 6,772 91 54% 14,909
Ghana 2,541 3,201 27 44% 5,769
Federal Republic of Cameroon 2,397 5,430 33 31% 7,860
Bangladesh 5,044 4,960 51 50% 10,055
Other Countries 137,654 85,802 1,826 62% 225,282
Grand Total 411,927 317,754 6,082 56% 735,763
Number of Study Permit Applications (Excluding Extensions) Approved, Refused & Withdrawn By IRCC between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024, Broken down by Top 10 Country of Residence and Year (in Persons)
Country of Residence 2023
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
India 218,764 80,640 1,484 73% 300,888
Nigeria 30,773 55,993 304 35% 87,070
Philippines 25,903 12,801 160 67% 38,864
People's Republic of China 29,100 8,299 896 78% 38,295
Algeria 8,651 16,217 76 35% 24,944
Nepal 15,865 9,803 22 62% 25,690
Iran 8,016 7,811 131 51% 15,958
Ghana 7,618 9,424 128 45% 17,170
Federal Republic of Cameroon 5,559 11,957 186 32% 17,702
Bangladesh 5,452 8,450 91 39% 13,993
Other Countries 154,423 125,335 2,240 55% 281,998
Grand Total 510,124 346,730 5,718 60% 862,572
Number of Study Permit Applications (Excluding Extensions) Approved, Refused & Withdrawn By IRCC between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024, Broken down by Top 10 Country of Residence and Year (in Persons)
Country of Residence 2024 (until January 31) Grand Total
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
India 14,649 3,464 520 81% 18,633 675,710
Nigeria 1,354 6,220 64 18% 7,638 130,445
Philippines 1,237 976 4 56% 2,217 73,059
People's Republic of China 1,534 638 44 71% 2,216 67,585
Algeria 603 1,895 57 24% 2,555 39,403
Nepal 747 1,249 5 37% 2,001 36,697
Iran 598 1,410 15 30% 2,023 32,890
Ghana 1,328 3,942 25 25% 5,295 28,234
Federal Republic of Cameroon 281 704 29 29% 1,014 26,576
Bangladesh 244 1,103 21 18% 1,368 25,416
Other Countries 8,225 11,017 499 43% 19,741 527,021
Grand Total 30,800 32,618 1,283 49% 64,701 1,663,036

*Top 10 countries sorted by Grand Total

**Approval Rates are calculated by Approved divided by the sum of Approved+Refused

Requestor: Symone Shaw

Data source: COGNOS (MBR) extracted as of February 26, 2024

Data compiled by: OPP-DART-2024-25306

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