Number of Study Permit Applications Received at IRCC (Excluding Extensions) between January 1, 2022 and April 30, 2023, by year and Top 10 Countries (in Persons)Footnote *
Country of Residence |
2022 |
2023 |
Grand Total |
India |
325,701 |
109,189 |
434,890 |
Nigeria |
41,390 |
21,845 |
63,235 |
Philippines |
35,130 |
14,396 |
49,526 |
People's Republic of China |
28,858 |
13,259 |
42,117 |
Iran |
16,684 |
4,742 |
21,426 |
Nepal |
9,731 |
8,663 |
18,394 |
Algeria |
12,371 |
4,696 |
17,067 |
France |
11,972 |
3,193 |
15,165 |
Colombia |
11,815 |
3,219 |
15,034 |
Federal Republic of Cameroon |
9,704 |
5,063 |
14,767 |
Other Countries |
211,515 |
73,705 |
285,220 |
Grand Total |
714,871 |
261,970 |
976,841 |
Number of Study Permit Applications Issued (Excluding Extensions) between January 1, 2022 and April 30, 2023, by year and Top 10 Countries (in Persons)Footnote *
Country of Residence |
2022 |
Authorized |
Confirmed |
2022 Total |
India |
4,639 |
175,600 |
180,239 |
Philippines |
909 |
20,855 |
21,764 |
People's Republic of China |
1,544 |
21,095 |
22,639 |
Nigeria |
964 |
11,173 |
12,137 |
France |
635 |
10,669 |
11,304 |
Japan |
253 |
9,326 |
9,579 |
Colombia |
482 |
7,686 |
8,168 |
Nepal |
99 |
6,061 |
6,160 |
Iran |
381 |
7,813 |
8,194 |
Brazil |
409 |
7,580 |
7,989 |
Other Countries |
8,381 |
118,950 |
127,331 |
Grand Total |
18,696 |
396,808 |
415,504 |
Number of Study Permit Applications Issued (Excluding Extensions) between January 1, 2022 and April 30, 2023, by year and Top 10 Countries (in Persons)
Country of Residence |
2023 |
Grand Total |
Authorized |
Confirmed |
2023 Total |
India |
23,945 |
54,586 |
78,531 |
258,770 |
Philippines |
3,606 |
5,451 |
9,057 |
30,821 |
People's Republic of China |
3,003 |
3,693 |
6,696 |
29,335 |
Nigeria |
4,421 |
6,986 |
11,407 |
23,544 |
France |
1,096 |
942 |
2,038 |
13,342 |
Japan |
382 |
2,165 |
2,547 |
12,126 |
Colombia |
880 |
2,480 |
3,360 |
11,528 |
Nepal |
2,089 |
2,479 |
4,568 |
10,728 |
Iran |
991 |
1,443 |
2,434 |
10,628 |
Brazil |
751 |
1,751 |
2,502 |
10,491 |
Other Countries |
18,478 |
29,038 |
47,516 |
174,847 |
Grand Total |
59,642 |
111,014 |
170,656 |
586,160 |
Number of Study Permit Applications (Excluding Extensions) Approved, Refused & Withdrawnn By IRCC between January 1, 2022 and April 30, 2023, Broken down by Top 10 Country of Residence and Year (in Persons)Footnote *
Country of Residence |
2022 |
Refused |
Approved |
Withdrawn |
Approval RatesFootnote ** |
2022 Total |
India |
164,043 |
189,796 |
2,482 |
54% |
356,321 |
Nigeria |
22,112 |
13,415 |
271 |
38% |
35,798 |
Philippines |
9,078 |
22,808 |
142 |
72% |
32,028 |
People's Republic of China |
5,706 |
20,307 |
1,089 |
78% |
27,102 |
Iran |
7,013 |
8,050 |
92 |
53% |
15,155 |
Nepal |
3,065 |
5,916 |
25 |
66% |
9,006 |
Algeria |
7,666 |
4,191 |
47 |
35% |
11,904 |
Colombia |
4,455 |
8,231 |
51 |
65% |
12,737 |
Bangladesh |
4,962 |
5,049 |
51 |
50% |
10,062 |
France |
1,225 |
10,322 |
49 |
89% |
11,596 |
Other Countries |
88,826 |
124,361 |
1,787 |
58% |
214,974 |
Grand Total |
318,151 |
412,446 |
6,086 |
56% |
736,683 |
Number of Study Permit Applications (Excluding Extensions) Approved, Refused & Withdrawnn By IRCC between January 1, 2022 and April 30, 2023, Broken down by Top 10 Country of Residence and Year (in Persons)
Country of Residence |
2023 |
Grand Total |
Refused |
Approved |
Withdrawn |
Approval RatesFootnote ** |
2023 Total |
India |
37,749 |
64,578 |
608 |
63% |
102,935 |
459,256 |
Nigeria |
14,288 |
10,704 |
94 |
43% |
25,086 |
60,884 |
Philippines |
3,582 |
7,785 |
41 |
68% |
11,408 |
43,436 |
People's Republic of China |
1,888 |
4,784 |
161 |
72% |
6,833 |
33,935 |
Iran |
2,404 |
1,971 |
37 |
45% |
4,412 |
19,567 |
Nepal |
2,695 |
4,445 |
9 |
62% |
7,149 |
16,155 |
Algeria |
2,696 |
1,317 |
35 |
33% |
4,048 |
15,952 |
Colombia |
760 |
2,394 |
10 |
76% |
3,164 |
15,901 |
Bangladesh |
1,691 |
1,663 |
25 |
50% |
3,379 |
13,441 |
France |
229 |
1,466 |
14 |
86% |
1,709 |
13,305 |
Other Countries |
39,720 |
36,512 |
630 |
48% |
76,862 |
291,836 |
Grand Total |
107,702 |
137,619 |
1,664 |
56% |
246,985 |
983,668 |
Requestor: Symone Shaw
Data source: COGNOS (MBR) extracted as of June 12, 2023
Data compiled by: OPP-DART-2023-21749