CIMM – Student Approval Rates by CountryFootnote 2 of Residence – March 24, 2022

Number of Study Permits Applications (excluding Extensions) Processed and Approval rateFootnote 1 by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2022 Broken down by year and CountryFootnote 2 of Residence (in person)

2019

CountryFootnote 2 of Residence Approved Approval rate Refused 2019 Total
Grand Total 253,002 60% 169,695 422,697
Afghanistan 24 8% 267 291
Albania 277 56% 216 493
Algeria 2,486 23% 8,449 10935
Andorra 3 75% 1 4
Angola 23 21% 84 107
Anguilla 2 67% 1 3
Antigua and Barbuda 45 66% 23 68
Argentina 216 87% 33 249
Armenia 23 40% 35 58
Aruba 17 85% 3 20
Australia 260 88% 36 296
Austria 100 84% 19 119
Azerbaijan 86 35% 157 243
Azores 1 100%   1
Bahama Islands, The 587 79% 160 747
Bahrain 84 67% 41 125
Bailwick of Jersey 3 75% 1 4
Bangladesh 3,031 42% 4,141 7172
Barbados 217 87% 33 250
Belarus 58 68% 27 85
Belgium 423 88% 55 478
Belize 39 57% 30 69
Bermuda 96 81% 23 119
Bhutan 104 85% 19 123
Bolivia 78 74% 28 106
Bonaire, Sin Eustatius And Saba        
Bosnia-Hercegovina 23 77% 7 30
Botswana, Republic of 42 66% 22 64
Bouvet Island 5 100%   5
Brazil 6,877 83% 1,375 8252
Brunei 14 70% 6 20
Bulgaria 45 78% 13 58
Burkina-Faso 298 38% 487 785
Burundi 212 12% 1,513 1725
Cambodia 77 60% 51 128
Canada 15 71% 6 21
Canary Islands 1 50% 1 2
Cape Verde Islands 3 100%   3
Cayman Islands 33 77% 10 43
Central African Republic 17 18% 80 97
Chad, Republic of 29 14% 173 202
Channel Islands 3 75% 1 4
Chile 321 82% 69 390
Christmas Island 1 20% 4 5
Colombia 3,550 77% 1,051 4601
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 1 100%   1
Comoros 13 30% 30 43
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 984 20% 3,919 4903
Congo, People's Republic of the 83 13% 568 651
Cook Islands 1 100%   1
Costa Rica 76 64% 42 118
Croatia 18 78% 5 23
Cuba 57 43% 76 133
Curacao 4 57% 3 7
Cyprus 14 74% 5 19
Czech Republic 117 92% 10 127
Czechoslovakia 2 100%   2
Democratic Republic of Sudan 29 21% 106 135
Denmark 84 86% 14 98
Dominica 23 74% 8 31
Dominican Republic 197 47% 222 419
East Timor, Democratic Republic of        
Ecuador 561 81% 129 690
Egypt 770 54% 662 1432
El Salvador 147 61% 95 242
Equatorial Guinea 4 20% 16 20
Eritrea 10 20% 40 50
Estonia 4 80% 1 5
Ethiopia 179 13% 1,156 1335
Falkland Islands 2 100%   2
Faroe Islands 1 100%   1
Federal Republic of Cameroon 1,015 16% 5,210 6225
Federal Republic of Germany 1,948 90% 210 2158
Federated States of Micronesia        
Fiji 9 45% 11 20
Finland 106 91% 10 116
France 9,529 93% 736 10265
French Guiana 10 67% 5 15
French Polynesia 47 85% 8 55
Gabon Republic 71 31% 156 227
Gambia 56 14% 341 397
Georgia 12 33% 24 36
Ghana 948 34% 1,852 2800
Gibraltar 3 75% 1 4
Greece 90 85% 16 106
Greenland 2 50% 2 4
Grenada 16 59% 11 27
Guadeloupe 109 83% 23 132
Guam 1 100%   1
Guatemala 55 65% 29 84
Guernsey 1 50% 1 2
Guinea, Republic of 293 11% 2,268 2561
Guinea-Bissau 2 20% 8 10
Guyana 252 78% 71 323
Haiti 227 17% 1,126 1353
Holy See        
Honduras 92 50% 91 183
Hong Kong SAR 1,176 84% 219 1395
Hungary 70 77% 21 91
Iceland 50 67% 25 75
India 110,044 64% 62,975 173019
Iran 6,177 44% 7,969 14146
Iraq 100 16% 518 618
Isle of Man 1 50% 1 2
Israel 272 84% 51 323
Italy 906 92% 77 983
Jamaica 1,401 73% 524 1925
Japan 4,742 96% 186 4928
Jordan 530 35% 996 1526
Kazakhstan 411 63% 245 656
Kenya 675 29% 1,641 2316
Kiribati 1 100%   1
Korea, People's Democratic Republic of 2 100%   2
Korea, Republic of 9,219 95% 479 9698
Kosovo, Republic of 20 40% 30 50
Kuwait 299 55% 242 541
Kyrgyzstan 52 41% 74 126
Laos 8 67% 4 12
Latvia 20 80% 5 25
Lebanon 338 49% 358 696
Lesotho 4 44% 5 9
Liberia 9 15% 53 62
Libya 81 29% 200 281
Liechtenstein 1 100%   1
Lithuania 23 77% 7 30
Luxembourg 30 97% 1 31
Macao SAR 91 93% 7 98
Macedonia 14 36% 25 39
Madagascar 161 42% 218 379
Madeira        
Malawi 15 41% 22 37
Malaysia 386 86% 63 449
Maldives, Republic of 6 60% 4 10
Mali, Republic of 303 36% 547 850
Malta 5 83% 1 6
Martinique 87 90% 10 97
Mauritania 28 14% 177 205
Mauritius 425 59% 301 726
Mayotte 4 100%   4
Mexico 4,660 81% 1,098 5758
Moldova 52 55% 42 94
Monaco 11 100%   11
Mongolia, People's Republic of 90 41% 129 219
Montenegro, Republic of 4 57% 3 7
Morocco 2,378 57% 1,824 4202
Mozambique 12 43% 16 28
Myanmar (Burma) 99 72% 39 138
Namibia 8 27% 22 30
Nauru        
Nepal 667 25% 2,054 2721
New Caledonia 31 91% 3 34
New Zealand 68 87% 10 78
Nicaragua 42 49% 44 86
Nigeria 3,155 17% 14,933 18088
Niue 1 33% 2 3
Norway 100 88% 14 114
Oman 162 80% 41 203
Other Countries 67 25% 206 273
Pakistan 1,004 29% 2,412 3416
Palestinian Authority (Gaza/West Bank) 40 23% 131 171
Panama, Republic of 158 81% 38 196
Papau New Guinea 1 50% 1 2
Paraguay 11 61% 7 18
Peoples Republic of Benin 344 38% 561 905
People's Republic of China 29,441 85% 5,299 34740
Peru 514 74% 179 693
Philippines 5,168 62% 3,207 8375
Pitcairn Island   0% 2 2
Poland 104 83% 21 125
Portugal 45 87% 7 52
Puerto Rico 8 47% 9 17
Qatar 120 59% 85 205
Republic of Djibouti 25 18% 111 136
Republic of Indonesia 808 79% 214 1022
Republic of Ireland 101 93% 8 109
Republic of Ivory Coast 936 34% 1,796 2732
Republic of Palau 1 33% 2 3
Republic of South Africa 453 62% 272 725
Republic of The Marshall Islands 1 100%   1
Republic of the Niger 88 37% 152 240
Reunion 176 96% 8 184
Romania 64 75% 21 85
Russia 971 73% 360 1331
Rwanda 448 24% 1,420 1868
Saint-Barthelemy        
Saint-Martin 24 80% 6 30
San Marino 1 100%   1
Sao Tome and Principe        
Saudi Arabia 1,008 59% 709 1717
Senegal 778 25% 2,296 3074
Serbia and Montenegro 1 20% 4 5
Serbia, Republic of 80 77% 24 104
Seychelles 1 100%   1
Sierra Leone 16 18% 75 91
Singapore 264 85% 46 310
Sint-Maarten 4 100%   4
Slovak Republic 99 95% 5 104
Slovenia 7 88% 1 8
Socialist Republic of Vietnam 5,163 49% 5,395 10558
Solomons, The 1 100%   1
Somalia, Democratic Republic of 6 8% 69 75
South Sudan, Republic Of 5 22% 18 23
Spain 1,516 95% 81 1597
Sri Lanka 798 45% 960 1758
St. Kitts-Nevis 16 84% 3 19
St. Lucia 44 68% 21 65
St. Pierre and Miquelon 3 100%   3
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 22 79% 6 28
Stateless   0% 1 1
Surinam 14 74% 5 19
Swaziland 6 55% 5 11
Sweden 122 84% 24 146
Switzerland 396 87% 57 453
Syria 85 27% 225 310
Tadjikistan 8 16% 43 51
Taiwan 1,949 92% 170 2119
Thailand 693 81% 163 856
The Netherlands 198 91% 19 217
The Netherlands Antilles 7 88% 1 8
Tibet 1 50% 1 2
Togo, Republic of 325 33% 668 993
Tonga 1 50% 1 2
Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of 340 85% 61 401
Tunisia 960 59% 666 1626
Turkey 2,429 73% 904 3333
Turkmenistan 14 21% 52 66
Turks and Caicos Islands 2 100%   2
Uganda 232 23% 762 994
Ukraine 920 65% 500 1420
United Arab Emirates 782 59% 545 1327
United Kingdom and Overseas Territories 1,303 89% 164 1467
United Republic of Tanzania 268 59% 189 457
United States Minor Outlying Islands   0% 1 1
United States of America 2,570 84% 492 3062
Unspecified 3 23% 10 13
Uruguay 42 95% 2 44
Uzbekistan 57 34% 109 166
Vanuatu 1 100%   1
Venezuela 217 45% 264 481
Virgin Islands, U.S. 2 100%   2
Wallis And Futuna        
Western Sahara   0% 1 1
Yemen, Republic of 56 21% 210 266
Zambia 59 40% 87 146
Zimbabwe 135 24% 422 557

2020

CountryFootnote 2 of Residence Approved Approval rate Refused 2020 Total
Grand Total 110,595 51% 107,391 217,986
Afghanistan 10 8% 115 125
Albania 110 28% 283 393
Algeria 1,417 15% 8,120 9,537
Andorra 2 100%   2
Angola 6 14% 38 44
Anguilla        
Antigua and Barbuda 16 70% 7 23
Argentina 123 78% 34 157
Armenia 8 42% 11 19
Aruba 9 100%   9
Australia 125 86% 20 145
Austria 128 99% 1 129
Azerbaijan 92 53% 80 172
Azores        
Bahama Islands, The 259 91% 25 284
Bahrain 35 51% 33 68
Bailwick of Jersey   0% 1 1
Bangladesh 1,478 37% 2,476 3,954
Barbados 130 96% 5 135
Belarus 32 73% 12 44
Belgium 369 94% 25 394
Belize 7 47% 8 15
Bermuda 34 97% 1 35
Bhutan 49 91% 5 54
Bolivia 40 59% 28 68
Bonaire, Sin Eustatius And Saba        
Bosnia-Hercegovina 12 48% 13 25
Botswana, Republic of 21 51% 20 41
Bouvet Island        
Brazil 1,360 61% 855 2,215
Brunei 3 43% 4 7
Bulgaria 20 83% 4 24
Burkina-Faso 204 34% 393 597
Burundi 74 11% 593 667
Cambodia 45 75% 15 60
Canada 5 38% 8 13
Canary Islands   0% 1 1
Cape Verde Islands   0% 3 3
Cayman Islands 7 88% 1 8
Central African Republic 4 10% 37 41
Chad, Republic of 13 12% 92 105
Channel Islands        
Chile 268 91% 26 294
Christmas Island 1 100%   1
Colombia 2,224 65% 1,206 3,430
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands        
Comoros 9 31% 20 29
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 432 15% 2,479 2,911
Congo, People's Republic of the 45 11% 365 410
Cook Islands        
Costa Rica 31 61% 20 51
Croatia 11 85% 2 13
Cuba 31 32% 67 98
Curacao 3 100%   3
Cyprus 6 86% 1 7
Czech Republic 91 95% 5 96
Czechoslovakia 3 100%   3
Democratic Republic of Sudan 26 33% 52 78
Denmark 73 99% 1 74
Dominica 10 71% 4 14
Dominican Republic 81 25% 242 323
East Timor, Democratic Republic of        
Ecuador 453 72% 173 626
Egypt 550 52% 505 1,055
El Salvador 32 28% 81 113
Equatorial Guinea 2 20% 8 10
Eritrea 5 19% 22 27
Estonia 5 100%   5
Ethiopia 153 22% 541 694
Falkland Islands        
Faroe Islands 1 100%   1
Federal Republic of Cameroon 476 13% 3,239 3,715
Federal Republic of Germany 1,728 98% 28 1,756
Federated States of Micronesia        
Fiji 11 41% 16 27
Finland 62 100%   62
France 6,097 98% 131 6,228
French Guiana 23 100%   23
French Polynesia 34 100%   34
Gabon Republic 45 26% 130 175
Gambia 21 12% 155 176
Georgia 9 33% 18 27
Ghana 361 18% 1,626 1,987
Gibraltar 4 67% 2 6
Greece 58 88% 8 66
Greenland 3 100%   3
Grenada 19 86% 3 22
Guadeloupe 73 97% 2 75
Guam 2 100%   2
Guatemala 23 35% 43 66
Guernsey 1 100%   1
Guinea, Republic of 143 10% 1,283 1,426
Guinea-Bissau 1 100%   1
Guyana 134 77% 41 175
Haiti 161 15% 914 1,075
Holy See        
Honduras 23 22% 83 106
Hong Kong SAR 2,080 90% 220 2,300
Hungary 60 91% 6 66
Iceland 16 57% 12 28
India 36,030 48% 38,598 74,628
Iran 3,774 46% 4,430 8,204
Iraq 59 11% 462 521
Isle of Man 1 100%   1
Israel 182 96% 8 190
Italy 1,050 97% 30 1,080
Jamaica 448 32% 954 1,402
Japan 3,094 98% 68 3,162
Jordan 351 23% 1,159 1,510
Kazakhstan 222 60% 150 372
Kenya 353 30% 823 1,176
Kiribati 1 100%   1
Korea, People's Democratic Republic of 1 100%   1
Korea, Republic of 4,589 97% 146 4,735
Kosovo, Republic of 22 69% 10 32
Kuwait 146 46% 174 320
Kyrgyzstan 28 35% 51 79
Laos 4 100%   4
Latvia 10 77% 3 13
Lebanon 551 57% 415 966
Lesotho 1 50% 1 2
Liberia 3 6% 49 52
Libya 58 38% 96 154
Liechtenstein        
Lithuania 7 78% 2 9
Luxembourg 29 100%   29
Macao SAR 26 90% 3 29
Macedonia 11 55% 9 20
Madagascar 126 42% 173 299
Madeira        
Malawi 10 31% 22 32
Malaysia 203 81% 48 251
Maldives, Republic of 1 20% 4 5
Mali, Republic of 139 30% 324 463
Malta 3 100%   3
Martinique 67 99% 1 68
Mauritania 20 19% 85 105
Mauritius 209 52% 192 401
Mayotte        
Mexico 1,841 81% 426 2,267
Moldova 25 52% 23 48
Monaco 11 100%   11
Mongolia, People's Republic of 57 48% 62 119
Montenegro, Republic of 13 87% 2 15
Morocco 1,572 55% 1,309 2,881
Mozambique 4 33% 8 12
Myanmar (Burma) 72 75% 24 96
Namibia 1 11% 8 9
Nauru        
Nepal 483 40% 720 1,203
New Caledonia 16 100%   16
New Zealand 26 93% 2 28
Nicaragua 14 30% 32 46
Nigeria 2,073 18% 9,490 11,563
Niue   0% 6 6
Norway 43 96% 2 45
Oman 80 70% 35 115
Other Countries 31 24% 96 127
Pakistan 707 33% 1,459 2,166
Palestinian Authority (Gaza/West Bank) 32 25% 96 128
Panama, Republic of 81 74% 29 110
Papau New Guinea        
Paraguay 5 83% 1 6
Peoples Republic of Benin 113 17% 570 683
People's Republic of China 9,736 81% 2,288 12,024
Peru 356 67% 174 530
Philippines 2,594 50% 2,547 5,141
Pitcairn Island        
Poland 60 97% 2 62
Portugal 34 89% 4 38
Puerto Rico 9 100%   9
Qatar 60 43% 79 139
Republic of Djibouti 9 11% 70 79
Republic of Indonesia 349 71% 146 495
Republic of Ireland 56 82% 12 68
Republic of Ivory Coast 531 26% 1,481 2,012
Republic of Palau        
Republic of South Africa 360 59% 254 614
Republic of The Marshall Islands        
Republic of the Niger 49 30% 112 161
Reunion 49 96% 2 51
Romania 31 51% 30 61
Russia 681 74% 237 918
Rwanda 190 17% 899 1,089
Saint-Barthelemy 1 50% 1 2
Saint-Martin 7 100%   7
San Marino 1 100%   1
Sao Tome and Principe   0% 2 2
Saudi Arabia 495 47% 548 1,043
Senegal 416 19% 1,779 2,195
Serbia and Montenegro   0% 1 1
Serbia, Republic of 72 80% 18 90
Seychelles   0% 2 2
Sierra Leone 7 18% 32 39
Singapore 161 94% 10 171
Sint-Maarten 1 100%   1
Slovak Republic 76 95% 4 80
Slovenia 6 86% 1 7
Socialist Republic of Vietnam 2,372 61% 1,485 3,857
Solomons, The        
Somalia, Democratic Republic of 2 6% 31 33
South Sudan, Republic Of 1 20% 4 5
Spain 554 97% 19 573
Sri Lanka 687 45% 845 1,532
St. Kitts-Nevis 4 80% 1 5
St. Lucia 23 77% 7 30
St. Pierre and Miquelon 1 100%   1
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 12 71% 5 17
Stateless        
Surinam 4 80% 1 5
Swaziland 7 78% 2 9
Sweden 67 96% 3 70
Switzerland 235 98% 4 239
Syria 43 19% 189 232
Tadjikistan 8 33% 16 24
Taiwan 1,032 93% 72 1,104
Thailand 394 83% 79 473
The Netherlands 135 95% 7 142
The Netherlands Antilles 2 100%   2
Tibet 1 33% 2 3
Togo, Republic of 135 18% 611 746
Tonga        
Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of 240 85% 41 281
Tunisia 665 64% 374 1,039
Turkey 1,338 66% 688 2,026
Turkmenistan 4 18% 18 22
Turks and Caicos Islands 3 50% 3 6
Uganda 120 24% 371 491
Ukraine 574 72% 220 794
United Arab Emirates 590 57% 452 1,042
United Kingdom and Overseas Territories 568 90% 65 633
United Republic of Tanzania 142 44% 179 321
United States Minor Outlying Islands 1 50% 1 2
United States of America 2,297 94% 146 2,443
Unspecified        
Uruguay 22 92% 2 24
Uzbekistan 26 20% 106 132
Vanuatu        
Venezuela 129 50% 131 260
Virgin Islands, U.S. 1 100%   1
Wallis And Futuna        
Western Sahara 1 50% 1 2
Yemen, Republic of 34 25% 102 136
Zambia 41 38% 67 108
Zimbabwe 93 26% 269 362

2021

CountryFootnote 2 of Residence Approved Approval rate Refused 2021 Total
Grand Total 328,970 60% 221,564 550,534
Afghanistan 31 10% 276 307
Albania 172 30% 409 581
Algeria 2,185 19% 9,288 11,473
Andorra 9 82% 2 11
Angola 26 37% 44 70
Anguilla 6 100%   6
Antigua and Barbuda 38 76% 12 50
Argentina 573 74% 200 773
Armenia 43 43% 56 99
Aruba 16 80% 4 20
Australia 221 83% 45 266
Austria 285 95% 14 299
Azerbaijan 148 46% 171 319
Azores        
Bahama Islands, The 534 81% 129 663
Bahrain 114 59% 79 193
Bailwick of Jersey   0% 4 4
Bangladesh 3,729 46% 4,306 8,035
Barbados 204 92% 18 222
Belarus 53 43% 69 122
Belgium 1,015 92% 86 1,101
Belize 43 72% 17 60
Bermuda 75 74% 27 102
Bhutan 177 71% 73 250
Bolivia 244 82% 53 297
Bonaire, Sin Eustatius And Saba   0% 1 1
Bosnia-Hercegovina 61 79% 16 77
Botswana, Republic of 34 56% 27 61
Bouvet Island 2 100%   2
Brazil 7,087 80% 1,744 8,831
Brunei 23 88% 3 26
Bulgaria 48 83% 10 58
Burkina-Faso 353 40% 525 878
Burundi 123 18% 552 675
Cambodia 79 70% 34 113
Canada 21 81% 5 26
Canary Islands 1 25% 3 4
Cape Verde Islands   0% 6 6
Cayman Islands 19 58% 14 33
Central African Republic 17 18% 77 94
Chad, Republic of 65 23% 219 284
Channel Islands 4 100%   4
Chile 1,300 91% 130 1,430
Christmas Island 5 83% 1 6
Colombia 6,240 62% 3,846 10,086
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands        
Comoros 10 15% 57 67
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,237 22% 4,324 5,561
Congo, People's Republic of the 150 19% 635 785
Cook Islands        
Costa Rica 166 76% 53 219
Croatia 17 77% 5 22
Cuba 131 53% 115 246
Curacao 10 91% 1 11
Cyprus 21 84% 4 25
Czech Republic 184 97% 6 190
Czechoslovakia 1 100%   1
Democratic Republic of Sudan 34 22% 119 153
Denmark 278 90% 30 308
Dominica 19 79% 5 24
Dominican Republic 493 64% 273 766
East Timor, Democratic Republic of 5 100%   5
Ecuador 1,334 67% 672 2,006
Egypt 825 55% 677 1,502
El Salvador 260 64% 146 406
Equatorial Guinea 4 21% 15 19
Eritrea 8 35% 15 23
Estonia 18 95% 1 19
Ethiopia 236 14% 1,501 1,737
Falkland Islands        
Faroe Islands 1 100%   1
Federal Republic of Cameroon 1,262 20% 4,953 6,215
Federal Republic of Germany 5,178 96% 209 5,387
Federated States of Micronesia 2 100%   2
Fiji 23 70% 10 33
Finland 150 96% 6 156
France 13,699 92% 1,181 14,880
French Guiana 32 84% 6 38
French Polynesia 33 83% 7 40
Gabon Republic 116 40% 174 290
Gambia 87 21% 322 409
Georgia 45 61% 29 74
Ghana 737 18% 3,354 4,091
Gibraltar 14 58% 10 24
Greece 103 75% 35 138
Greenland 8 100%   8
Grenada 30 75% 10 40
Guadeloupe 96 84% 18 114
Guam 5 71% 2 7
Guatemala 127 68% 61 188
Guernsey 7 88% 1 8
Guinea, Republic of 603 19% 2,500 3,103
Guinea-Bissau 5 38% 8 13
Guyana 148 66% 77 225
Haiti 638 23% 2,159 2,797
Holy See 1 100%   1
Honduras 278 64% 154 432
Hong Kong SAR 5,371 87% 785 6,156
Hungary 87 82% 19 106
Iceland 54 52% 49 103
India 137,383 60% 93,311 230,694
Iran 6,429 39% 9,948 16,377
Iraq 200 30% 472 672
Isle of Man 3 75% 1 4
Israel 364 93% 29 393
Italy 2,432 95% 123 2,555
Jamaica 930 41% 1,332 2,262
Japan 7,851 99% 103 7,954
Jordan 901 23% 2,961 3,862
Kazakhstan 559 59% 382 941
Kenya 762 32% 1,619 2,381
Kiribati 5 100%   5
Korea, People's Democratic Republic of 5 71% 2 7
Korea, Republic of 6,028 96% 274 6,302
Kosovo, Republic of 49 88% 7 56
Kuwait 513 56% 397 910
Kyrgyzstan 78 54% 66 144
Laos 4 50% 4 8
Latvia 16 80% 4 20
Lebanon 823 52% 746 1,569
Lesotho 6 60% 4 10
Liberia 13 10% 121 134
Libya 75 39% 117 192
Liechtenstein        
Lithuania 22 79% 6 28
Luxembourg 60 94% 4 64
Macao SAR 82 77% 24 106
Macedonia 32 78% 9 41
Madagascar 264 63% 156 420
Madeira 1 100%   1
Malawi 20 44% 25 45
Malaysia 355 74% 125 480
Maldives, Republic of 3 60% 2 5
Mali, Republic of 269 32% 561 830
Malta 6 100%   6
Martinique 110 89% 14 124
Mauritania 44 30% 103 147
Mauritius 429 79% 113 542
Mayotte 6 86% 1 7
Mexico 8,700 87% 1,281 9,981
Moldova 41 54% 35 76
Monaco 15 83% 3 18
Mongolia, People's Republic of 151 53% 135 286
Montenegro, Republic of 43 83% 9 52
Morocco 3,053 51% 2,940 5,993
Mozambique 20 69% 9 29
Myanmar (Burma) 170 42% 238 408
Namibia 11 39% 17 28
Nauru        
Nepal 2,232 71% 908 3,140
New Caledonia 48 91% 5 53
New Zealand 44 86% 7 51
Nicaragua 76 67% 38 114
Nigeria 6,990 34% 13,825 20,815
Niue 2 33% 4 6
Norway 109 85% 19 128
Oman 240 69% 108 348
Other Countries 64 20% 253 317
Pakistan 2,123 37% 3,619 5,742
Palestinian Authority (Gaza/West Bank) 46 16% 239 285
Panama, Republic of 348 87% 50 398
Papau New Guinea 7 100%   7
Paraguay 28 85% 5 33
Peoples Republic of Benin 255 21% 961 1,216
People's Republic of China 28,802 84% 5,604 34,406
Peru 1,823 78% 506 2,329
Philippines 12,935 64% 7,156 20,091
Pitcairn Island   0% 2 2
Poland 163 90% 18 181
Portugal 127 86% 20 147
Puerto Rico 21 100%   21
Qatar 218 57% 163 381
Republic of Djibouti 22 20% 89 111
Republic of Indonesia 1,056 72% 409 1,465
Republic of Ireland 175 94% 12 187
Republic of Ivory Coast 1,418 35% 2,633 4,051
Republic of Palau   0% 2 2
Republic of South Africa 712 73% 270 982
Republic of The Marshall Islands        
Republic of the Niger 99 36% 179 278
Reunion 166 91% 16 182
Romania 82 77% 24 106
Russia 1,114 67% 543 1,657
Rwanda 364 21% 1,343 1,707
Saint-Barthelemy        
Saint-Martin 15 71% 6 21
San Marino 1 100%   1
Sao Tome and Principe 3 60% 2 5
Saudi Arabia 1,266 54% 1,093 2,359
Senegal 1,116 26% 3,146 4,262
Serbia and Montenegro        
Serbia, Republic of 109 83% 23 132
Seychelles   0% 3 3
Sierra Leone 15 15% 86 101
Singapore 382 92% 31 413
Sint-Maarten 10 91% 1 11
Slovak Republic 141 97% 4 145
Slovenia 17 94% 1 18
Socialist Republic of Vietnam 3,403 70% 1,458 4,861
Solomons, The        
Somalia, Democratic Republic of 6 14% 37 43
South Sudan, Republic Of 2 15% 11 13
Spain 2,380 96% 100 2,480
Sri Lanka 1,468 52% 1,360 2,828
St. Kitts-Nevis 13 76% 4 17
St. Lucia 33 63% 19 52
St. Pierre and Miquelon 3 100%   3
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 24 71% 10 34
Stateless        
Surinam 10 77% 3 13
Swaziland 12 63% 7 19
Sweden 275 93% 20 295
Switzerland 698 90% 74 772
Syria 96 25% 288 384
Tadjikistan 27 38% 44 71
Taiwan 1,251 88% 178 1,429
Thailand 1,147 83% 239 1,386
The Netherlands 424 93% 34 458
The Netherlands Antilles 7 100%   7
Tibet 9 82% 2 11
Togo, Republic of 193 15% 1,060 1,253
Tonga 1 100%   1
Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of 278 71% 113 391
Tunisia 1,118 50% 1,127 2,245
Turkey 2,848 47% 3,154 6,002
Turkmenistan 9 18% 41 50
Turks and Caicos Islands 4 67% 2 6
Uganda 181 31% 397 578
Ukraine 837 76% 260 1,097
United Arab Emirates 1,401 62% 871 2,272
United Kingdom and Overseas Territories 1,616 91% 159 1,775
United Republic of Tanzania 232 55% 188 420
United States Minor Outlying Islands   0% 1 1
United States of America 3,861 89% 474 4,335
Unspecified 1 50% 1 2
Uruguay 42 74% 15 57
Uzbekistan 49 16% 249 298
Vanuatu        
Venezuela 472 57% 353 825
Virgin Islands, U.S. 1 50% 1 2
Wallis And Futuna 1 100%   1
Western Sahara        
Yemen, Republic of 36 18% 165 201
Zambia 79 49% 83 162
Zimbabwe 298 49% 315 613

Jan-22

CountryFootnote 2 of Residence Approved Approval rate Refused 2022 Total
Grand Total 22,437 51% 21,493 43,930
Afghanistan 2 10% 18 20
Albania 18 40% 27 45
Algeria 252 26% 730 982
Andorra        
Angola 7 39% 11 18
Anguilla 1 100%   1
Antigua and Barbuda 3 50% 3 6
Argentina 21 88% 3 24
Armenia 2 40% 3 5
Aruba 1 100%   1
Australia 13 81% 3 16
Austria 21 100%   21
Azerbaijan 5 36% 9 14
Azores        
Bahama Islands, The 11 44% 14 25
Bahrain 5 42% 7 12
Bailwick of Jersey        
Bangladesh 282 47% 324 606
Barbados 8 89% 1 9
Belarus 2 33% 4 6
Belgium 11 69% 5 16
Belize 1 20% 4 5
Bermuda 2 100%   2
Bhutan 14 74% 5 19
Bolivia 12 92% 1 13
Bonaire, Sin Eustatius And Saba        
Bosnia-Hercegovina 5 71% 2 7
Botswana, Republic of 1 50% 1 2
Bouvet Island        
Brazil 284 78% 81 365
Brunei 1 100%   1
Bulgaria 1 50% 1 2
Burkina-Faso 47 39% 75 122
Burundi 5 36% 9 14
Cambodia 7 64% 4 11
Canada 1 100%   1
Canary Islands        
Cape Verde Islands        
Cayman Islands 1 100%   1
Central African Republic 2 29% 5 7
Chad, Republic of 10 12% 73 83
Channel Islands        
Chile 70 92% 6 76
Christmas Island        
Colombia 600 59% 410 1,010
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands        
Comoros 1 20% 4 5
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 137 18% 618 755
Congo, People's Republic of the 14 14% 88 102
Cook Islands        
Costa Rica 8 62% 5 13
Croatia 1 100%   1
Cuba 7 30% 16 23
Curacao   0% 1 1
Cyprus 1 50% 1 2
Czech Republic 4 100%   4
Czechoslovakia        
Democratic Republic of Sudan 6 55% 5 11
Denmark        
Dominica 1 50% 1 2
Dominican Republic 53 51% 50 103
East Timor, Democratic Republic of        
Ecuador 51 41% 74 125
Egypt 28 41% 40 68
El Salvador 33 66% 17 50
Equatorial Guinea   0% 1 1
Eritrea   0% 3 3
Estonia        
Ethiopia 38 25% 112 150
Falkland Islands        
Faroe Islands        
Federal Republic of Cameroon 128 23% 433 561
Federal Republic of Germany 191 96% 8 199
Federated States of Micronesia        
Fiji 1 50% 1 2
Finland 4 80% 1 5
France 315 82% 68 383
French Guiana 1 100%   1
French Polynesia   0% 2 2
Gabon Republic 9 35% 17 26
Gambia 15 22% 54 69
Georgia 1 33% 2 3
Ghana 38 18% 178 216
Gibraltar 1 100%   1
Greece 5 83% 1 6
Greenland        
Grenada   0% 2 2
Guadeloupe 5 71% 2 7
Guam        
Guatemala 13 65% 7 20
Guernsey        
Guinea, Republic of 103 20% 404 507
Guinea-Bissau   0% 1 1
Guyana 8 42% 11 19
Haiti 134 39% 208 342
Holy See        
Honduras 30 68% 14 44
Hong Kong SAR 289 80% 74 363
Hungary 2 100%   2
Iceland 6 67% 3 9
India 10,524 50% 10,453 20,977
Iran 497 43% 651 1,148
Iraq 5 31% 11 16
Isle of Man        
Israel 12 75% 4 16
Italy 67 89% 8 75
Jamaica 77 47% 87 164
Japan 1,028 99% 10 1,038
Jordan 23 19% 95 118
Kazakhstan 8 33% 16 24
Kenya 69 25% 204 273
Kiribati        
Korea, People's Democratic Republic of   0% 1 1
Korea, Republic of 474 95% 25 499
Kosovo, Republic of 2 100%   2
Kuwait 19 36% 34 53
Kyrgyzstan 4 44% 5 9
Laos 1 100%   1
Latvia 2 100%   2
Lebanon 41 41% 59 100
Lesotho   0% 2 2
Liberia   0% 9 9
Libya 9 45% 11 20
Liechtenstein        
Lithuania        
Luxembourg   0% 2 2
Macao SAR 2 67% 1 3
Macedonia 1 100%   1
Madagascar 13 76% 4 17
Madeira        
Malawi 1 20% 4 5
Malaysia 21 51% 20 41
Maldives, Republic of        
Mali, Republic of 53 31% 120 173
Malta        
Martinique 1 50% 1 2
Mauritania 3 17% 15 18
Mauritius 11 79% 3 14
Mayotte        
Mexico 370 77% 112 482
Moldova 3 60% 2 5
Monaco        
Mongolia, People's Republic of 9 60% 6 15
Montenegro, Republic of 6 86% 1 7
Morocco 70 28% 176 246
Mozambique   0% 1 1
Myanmar (Burma) 12 41% 17 29
Namibia   0% 2 2
Nauru 1 100%   1
Nepal 864 74% 298 1,162
New Caledonia 2 100%   2
New Zealand 2 100%   2
Nicaragua 14 56% 11 25
Nigeria 661 43% 868 1,529
Niue   0% 1 1
Norway 2 67% 1 3
Oman 10 53% 9 19
Other Countries 2 9% 20 22
Pakistan 134 26% 387 521
Palestinian Authority (Gaza/West Bank) 2 14% 12 14
Panama, Republic of 37 80% 9 46
Papau New Guinea        
Paraguay 2 33% 4 6
Peoples Republic of Benin 35 33% 71 106
People's Republic of China 748 72% 287 1,035
Peru 160 85% 28 188
Philippines 879 54% 758 1,637
Pitcairn Island        
Poland 6 75% 2 8
Portugal 10 91% 1 11
Puerto Rico        
Qatar 18 69% 8 26
Republic of Djibouti 1 25% 3 4
Republic of Indonesia 52 66% 27 79
Republic of Ireland 6 86% 1 7
Republic of Ivory Coast 189 38% 309 498
Republic of Palau        
Republic of South Africa 72 75% 24 96
Republic of The Marshall Islands        
Republic of the Niger 14 31% 31 45
Reunion 3 75% 1 4
Romania 1 50% 1 2
Russia 39 65% 21 60
Rwanda 23 56% 18 41
Saint-Barthelemy        
Saint-Martin        
San Marino        
Sao Tome and Principe   0% 1 1
Saudi Arabia 71 47% 81 152
Senegal 182 21% 675 857
Serbia and Montenegro        
Serbia, Republic of 8 89% 1 9
Seychelles        
Sierra Leone   0% 2 2
Singapore 27 79% 7 34
Sint-Maarten        
Slovak Republic 8 100%   8
Slovenia 1 100%   1
Socialist Republic of Vietnam 329 60% 218 547
Solomons, The        
Somalia, Democratic Republic of   0% 3 3
South Sudan, Republic Of 2 100%   2
Spain 27 93% 2 29
Sri Lanka 124 67% 62 186
St. Kitts-Nevis        
St. Lucia 2 100%   2
St. Pierre and Miquelon        
St. Vincent and the Grenadines   0% 2 2
Stateless        
Surinam        
Swaziland 1 50% 1 2
Sweden 4 80% 1 5
Switzerland 20 80% 5 25
Syria   0% 28 28
Tadjikistan 1 33% 2 3
Taiwan 52 81% 12 64
Thailand 82 81% 19 101
The Netherlands 5 83% 1 6
The Netherlands Antilles        
Tibet 2 100%   2
Togo, Republic of 44 35% 82 126
Tonga        
Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of 14 67% 7 21
Tunisia 83 66% 43 126
Turkey 146 41% 206 352
Turkmenistan 1 33% 2 3
Turks and Caicos Islands   0% 1 1
Uganda 42 33% 84 126
Ukraine 37 84% 7 44
United Arab Emirates 58 46% 69 127
United Kingdom and Overseas Territories 47 84% 9 56
United Republic of Tanzania 13 87% 2 15
United States Minor Outlying Islands        
United States of America 82 80% 21 103
Unspecified 2 67% 1 3
Uruguay   0% 2 2
Uzbekistan 6 24% 19 25
Vanuatu        
Venezuela 38 69% 17 55
Virgin Islands, U.S.        
Wallis And Futuna        
Western Sahara        
Yemen, Republic of 4 17% 19 23
Zambia 8 44% 10 18
Zimbabwe 26 57% 20 46

Approval rateFootnote 1 for Study Permits Applications (excluding Extensions) by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2022 Broken down by year and CountryFootnote 2 of Residence

CountryFootnote 2 of Residence 2019 2020 2021 Jan-22
Grand Total 60% 51% 60% 51%
Afghanistan 8% 8% 10% 10%
Albania 56% 28% 30% 40%
Algeria 23% 15% 19% 26%
Andorra 75% 100% 82%  
Angola 21% 14% 37% 39%
Anguilla 67%   100% 100%
Antigua and Barbuda 66% 70% 76% 50%
Argentina 87% 78% 74% 88%
Armenia 40% 42% 43% 40%
Aruba 85% 100% 80% 100%
Australia 88% 86% 83% 81%
Austria 84% 99% 95% 100%
Azerbaijan 35% 53% 46% 36%
Azores 100%      
Bahama Islands, The 79% 91% 81% 44%
Bahrain 67% 51% 59% 42%
Bailwick of Jersey 75% 0% 0%  
Bangladesh 42% 37% 46% 47%
Barbados 87% 96% 92% 89%
Belarus 68% 73% 43% 33%
Belgium 88% 94% 92% 69%
Belize 57% 47% 72% 20%
Bermuda 81% 97% 74% 100%
Bhutan 85% 91% 71% 74%
Bolivia 74% 59% 82% 92%
Bonaire, Sin Eustatius And Saba     0%  
Bosnia-Hercegovina 77% 48% 79% 71%
Botswana, Republic of 66% 51% 56% 50%
Bouvet Island 100%   100%  
Brazil 83% 61% 80% 78%
Brunei 70% 43% 88% 100%
Bulgaria 78% 83% 83% 50%
Burkina-Faso 38% 34% 40% 39%
Burundi 12% 11% 18% 36%
Cambodia 60% 75% 70% 64%
Canada 71% 38% 81% 100%
Canary Islands 50% 0% 25%  
Cape Verde Islands 100% 0% 0%  
Cayman Islands 77% 88% 58% 100%
Central African Republic 18% 10% 18% 29%
Chad, Republic of 14% 12% 23% 12%
Channel Islands 75%   100%  
Chile 82% 91% 91% 92%
Christmas Island 20% 100% 83%  
Colombia 77% 65% 62% 59%
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 100%      
Comoros 30% 31% 15% 20%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20% 15% 22% 18%
Congo, People's Republic of the 13% 11% 19% 14%
Cook Islands 100%      
Costa Rica 64% 61% 76% 62%
Croatia 78% 85% 77% 100%
Cuba 43% 32% 53% 30%
Curacao 57% 100% 91% 0%
Cyprus 74% 86% 84% 50%
Czech Republic 92% 95% 97% 100%
Czechoslovakia 100% 100% 100%  
Democratic Republic of Sudan 21% 33% 22% 55%
Denmark 86% 99% 90%  
Dominica 74% 71% 79% 50%
Dominican Republic 47% 25% 64% 51%
East Timor, Democratic Republic of     100%  
Ecuador 81% 72% 67% 41%
Egypt 54% 52% 55% 41%
El Salvador 61% 28% 64% 66%
Equatorial Guinea 20% 20% 21% 0%
Eritrea 20% 19% 35% 0%
Estonia 80% 100% 95%  
Ethiopia 13% 22% 14% 25%
Falkland Islands 100%      
Faroe Islands 100% 100% 100%  
Federal Republic of Cameroon 16% 13% 20% 23%
Federal Republic of Germany 90% 98% 96% 96%
Federated States of Micronesia     100%  
Fiji 45% 41% 70% 50%
Finland 91% 100% 96% 80%
France 93% 98% 92% 82%
French Guiana 67% 100% 84% 100%
French Polynesia 85% 100% 83% 0%
Gabon Republic 31% 26% 40% 35%
Gambia 14% 12% 21% 22%
Georgia 33% 33% 61% 33%
Ghana 34% 18% 18% 18%
Gibraltar 75% 67% 58% 100%
Greece 85% 88% 75% 83%
Greenland 50% 100% 100%  
Grenada 59% 86% 75% 0%
Guadeloupe 83% 97% 84% 71%
Guam 100% 100% 71%  
Guatemala 65% 35% 68% 65%
Guernsey 50% 100% 88%  
Guinea, Republic of 11% 10% 19% 20%
Guinea-Bissau 20% 100% 38% 0%
Guyana 78% 77% 66% 42%
Haiti 17% 15% 23% 39%
Holy See     100%  
Honduras 50% 22% 64% 68%
Hong Kong SAR 84% 90% 87% 80%
Hungary 77% 91% 82% 100%
Iceland 67% 57% 52% 67%
India 64% 48% 60% 50%
Iran 44% 46% 39% 43%
Iraq 16% 11% 30% 31%
Isle of Man 50% 100% 75%  
Israel 84% 96% 93% 75%
Italy 92% 97% 95% 89%
Jamaica 73% 32% 41% 47%
Japan 96% 98% 99% 99%
Jordan 35% 23% 23% 19%
Kazakhstan 63% 60% 59% 33%
Kenya 29% 30% 32% 25%
Kiribati 100% 100% 100%  
Korea, People's Democratic Republic of 100% 100% 71% 0%
Korea, Republic of 95% 97% 96% 95%
Kosovo, Republic of 40% 69% 88% 100%
Kuwait 55% 46% 56% 36%
Kyrgyzstan 41% 35% 54% 44%
Laos 67% 100% 50% 100%
Latvia 80% 77% 80% 100%
Lebanon 49% 57% 52% 41%
Lesotho 44% 50% 60% 0%
Liberia 15% 6% 10% 0%
Libya 29% 38% 39% 45%
Liechtenstein 100%      
Lithuania 77% 78% 79%  
Luxembourg 97% 100% 94% 0%
Macao SAR 93% 90% 77% 67%
Macedonia 36% 55% 78% 100%
Madagascar 42% 42% 63% 76%
Madeira     100%  
Malawi 41% 31% 44% 20%
Malaysia 86% 81% 74% 51%
Maldives, Republic of 60% 20% 60%  
Mali, Republic of 36% 30% 32% 31%
Malta 83% 100% 100%  
Martinique 90% 99% 89% 50%
Mauritania 14% 19% 30% 17%
Mauritius 59% 52% 79% 79%
Mayotte 100%   86%  
Mexico 81% 81% 87% 77%
Moldova 55% 52% 54% 60%
Monaco 100% 100% 83%  
Mongolia, People's Republic of 41% 48% 53% 60%
Montenegro, Republic of 57% 87% 83% 86%
Morocco 57% 55% 51% 28%
Mozambique 43% 33% 69% 0%
Myanmar (Burma) 72% 75% 42% 41%
Namibia 27% 11% 39% 0%
Nauru       100%
Nepal 25% 40% 71% 74%
New Caledonia 91% 100% 91% 100%
New Zealand 87% 93% 86% 100%
Nicaragua 49% 30% 67% 56%
Nigeria 17% 18% 34% 43%
Niue 33% 0% 33% 0%
Norway 88% 96% 85% 67%
Oman 80% 70% 69% 53%
Other Countries 25% 24% 20% 9%
Pakistan 29% 33% 37% 26%
Palestinian Authority (Gaza/West Bank) 23% 25% 16% 14%
Panama, Republic of 81% 74% 87% 80%
Papau New Guinea 50%   100%  
Paraguay 61% 83% 85% 33%
Peoples Republic of Benin 38% 17% 21% 33%
People's Republic of China 85% 81% 84% 72%
Peru 74% 67% 78% 85%
Philippines 62% 50% 64% 54%
Pitcairn Island 0%   0%  
Poland 83% 97% 90% 75%
Portugal 87% 89% 86% 91%
Puerto Rico 47% 100% 100%  
Qatar 59% 43% 57% 69%
Republic of Djibouti 18% 11% 20% 25%
Republic of Indonesia 79% 71% 72% 66%
Republic of Ireland 93% 82% 94% 86%
Republic of Ivory Coast 34% 26% 35% 38%
Republic of Palau 33%   0%  
Republic of South Africa 62% 59% 73% 75%
Republic of The Marshall Islands 100%      
Republic of the Niger 37% 30% 36% 31%
Reunion 96% 96% 91% 75%
Romania 75% 51% 77% 50%
Russia 73% 74% 67% 65%
Rwanda 24% 17% 21% 56%
Saint-Barthelemy   50%    
Saint-Martin 80% 100% 71%  
San Marino 100% 100% 100%  
Sao Tome and Principe   0% 60% 0%
Saudi Arabia 59% 47% 54% 47%
Senegal 25% 19% 26% 21%
Serbia and Montenegro 20% 0%    
Serbia, Republic of 77% 80% 83% 89%
Seychelles 100% 0% 0%  
Sierra Leone 18% 18% 15% 0%
Singapore 85% 94% 92% 79%
Sint-Maarten 100% 100% 91%  
Slovak Republic 95% 95% 97% 100%
Slovenia 88% 86% 94% 100%
Socialist Republic of Vietnam 49% 61% 70% 60%
Solomons, The 100%      
Somalia, Democratic Republic of 8% 6% 14% 0%
South Sudan, Republic Of 22% 20% 15% 100%
Spain 95% 97% 96% 93%
Sri Lanka 45% 45% 52% 67%
St. Kitts-Nevis 84% 80% 76%  
St. Lucia 68% 77% 63% 100%
St. Pierre and Miquelon 100% 100% 100%  
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 79% 71% 71% 0%
Stateless 0%      
Surinam 74% 80% 77%  
Swaziland 55% 78% 63% 50%
Sweden 84% 96% 93% 80%
Switzerland 87% 98% 90% 80%
Syria 27% 19% 25% 0%
Tadjikistan 16% 33% 38% 33%
Taiwan 92% 93% 88% 81%
Thailand 81% 83% 83% 81%
The Netherlands 91% 95% 93% 83%
The Netherlands Antilles 88% 100% 100%  
Tibet 50% 33% 82% 100%
Togo, Republic of 33% 18% 15% 35%
Tonga 50%   100%  
Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of 85% 85% 71% 67%
Tunisia 59% 64% 50% 66%
Turkey 73% 66% 47% 41%
Turkmenistan 21% 18% 18% 33%
Turks and Caicos Islands 100% 50% 67% 0%
Uganda 23% 24% 31% 33%
Ukraine 65% 72% 76% 84%
United Arab Emirates 59% 57% 62% 46%
United Kingdom and Overseas Territories 89% 90% 91% 84%
United Republic of Tanzania 59% 44% 55% 87%
United States Minor Outlying Islands 0% 50% 0%  
United States of America 84% 94% 89% 80%
Unspecified 23%   50% 67%
Uruguay 95% 92% 74% 0%
Uzbekistan 34% 20% 16% 24%
Vanuatu 100%      
Venezuela 45% 50% 57% 69%
Virgin Islands, U.S. 100% 100% 50%  
Wallis And Futuna     100%  
Western Sahara 0% 50%    
Yemen, Republic of 21% 25% 18% 17%
Zambia 40% 38% 49% 44%
Zimbabwe 24% 26% 49% 57%

Requestor: Abby Brown
Data source: COGNOS (MBR) extracted as of February 28, 2022
Data compiled by: OPP-DART-2022-15733

Please note that data more recent than December 31, 2021 have not been publicly released.

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