CIMM – Q-1552 - Annex A – October 24, 2023
Q-1552 - With regard to the approval rate of francophone foreign students: (a) what is the number of study permit applications (excluding applications for extensions) processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for (i) 2022, (ii) 2023 (most recent data), and broken down by country of residence; and (b) on what figures and according to what calculation did the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship base her claim on May 18, 2023, that the “approval rate for francophone students from Africa went from 27 percent in 2022 to 35 percent this year”?
Name of organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
(a) FrancophoneFootnote * Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed between January 1, 2022 and April 30, 2023, by Country of Residence
| - | (i) 2022 | (ii) 2023 (as of April 30) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approved | Refused | Withdrawn | Approval Rate | Total | Approved | Refused | Withdrawn | Approval Rate | Total | Grand Total | ||
| Africa | Algeria | 4,033 | 7,413 | 35 | 35% | 11,481 | 1,283 | 2,610 | 23 | 33% | 3,916 | 15,397 |
| Angola | 5 | 21 | 1 | 19% | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22% | 9 | 36 | |
| Botswana, Republic of | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 4 | 6 | |
| Burkina-Faso | 480 | 737 | 3 | 39% | 1,220 | 198 | 329 | 2 | 38% | 529 | 1,749 | |
| Burundi | 250 | 483 | 1 | 34% | 734 | 114 | 205 | 0 | 36% | 319 | 1,053 | |
| Cape Verde Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 3 | |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 20 | 0 | 17% | 24 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 18% | 17 | 41 | |
| Chad, Republic of | 63 | 483 | 0 | 12% | 546 | 81 | 434 | 0 | 16% | 515 | 1,061 | |
| Comoros | 15 | 31 | 0 | 33% | 46 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25% | 8 | 54 | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1,937 | 6,264 | 12 | 24% | 8,213 | 910 | 2,849 | 9 | 24% | 3,768 | 11,981 | |
| Congo, People's Republic of the | 118 | 517 | 1 | 19% | 636 | 42 | 186 | 0 | 18% | 228 | 864 | |
| Democratic Republic of Sudan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | 1 | 4 | |
| Egypt | 17 | 31 | 0 | 35% | 48 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 24% | 17 | 65 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 5 | 0 | 29% | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 11 | |
| Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | |
| Ethiopia | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80% | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 4 | 19 | |
| Federal Republic of Cameroon | 1,965 | 4,031 | 30 | 33% | 6,026 | 771 | 1,835 | 45 | 30% | 2,651 | 8,677 | |
| Gabon Republic | 109 | 104 | 1 | 51% | 214 | 30 | 40 | 2 | 43% | 72 | 286 | |
| Gambia | 3 | 5 | 0 | 38% | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 11 | |
| Ghana | 32 | 60 | 0 | 35% | 92 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 33% | 52 | 144 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 6 | |
| Guinea, Republic of | 965 | 4,061 | 7 | 19% | 5,033 | 928 | 3,343 | 9 | 22% | 4,280 | 9,313 | |
| Kenya | 16 | 29 | 1 | 36% | 46 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 21% | 34 | 80 | |
| Lesotho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| Liberia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2 | |
| Libya | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 1 | |
| Madagascar | 273 | 101 | 2 | 73% | 376 | 103 | 63 | 1 | 62% | 167 | 543 | |
| Mali, Republic of | 345 | 719 | 0 | 32% | 1,064 | 201 | 457 | 0 | 31% | 658 | 1,722 | |
| Mauritania | 29 | 82 | 0 | 26% | 111 | 24 | 74 | 0 | 24% | 98 | 209 | |
| Mauritius | 108 | 49 | 2 | 69% | 159 | 55 | 24 | 5 | 70% | 84 | 243 | |
| Mayotte | 5 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 9 | |
| Morocco | 2,941 | 3,165 | 39 | 48% | 6,145 | 867 | 531 | 14 | 62% | 1,412 | 7,557 | |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 4 | |
| Namibia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 33 | 53 | 0 | 38% | 86 | 43 | 55 | 0 | 44% | 98 | 184 | |
| Peoples Republic of Benin | 324 | 634 | 5 | 34% | 963 | 272 | 344 | 7 | 44% | 623 | 1,586 | |
| Republic of Djibouti | 31 | 86 | 1 | 26% | 118 | 21 | 54 | 0 | 28% | 75 | 193 | |
| Republic of Ivory Coast | 1,512 | 2,228 | 25 | 40% | 3,765 | 1,235 | 1,977 | 28 | 38% | 3,240 | 7,005 | |
| Republic of South Africa | 48 | 45 | 0 | 52% | 93 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 35% | 55 | 148 | |
| Republic of the Niger | 40 | 155 | 1 | 21% | 196 | 31 | 124 | 1 | 20% | 156 | 352 | |
| Reunion | 145 | 14 | 1 | 91% | 160 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 95% | 39 | 199 | |
| Rwanda | 203 | 297 | 8 | 41% | 508 | 59 | 70 | 5 | 46% | 134 | 642 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 4 | |
| Senegal | 1,526 | 3,727 | 13 | 29% | 5,266 | 1,218 | 3,690 | 10 | 25% | 4,918 | 10,184 | |
| Seychelles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2 | |
| Sierra Leone | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 15% | 13 | 19 | |
| Swaziland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | |
| Togo, Republic of | 323 | 616 | 9 | 34% | 948 | 268 | 376 | 12 | 42% | 656 | 1,604 | |
| Tunisia | 1,745 | 847 | 17 | 67% | 2,609 | 549 | 263 | 4 | 68% | 816 | 3,425 | |
| Uganda | 8 | 14 | 1 | 36% | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 30 | |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 6 | 9 | 0 | 40% | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 16 | |
| Western Sahara | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 2 | |
| Zambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 3 | 7 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 3 | |
| Total | 19,679 | 37,164 | 217 | 35% | 57,060 | 9,408 | 20,112 | 180 | 32% | 29,700 | 86,760 | |
| Other countries | Albania | 6 | 20 | 0 | 23% | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% | 3 | 29 |
| Andorra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 2 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 1 | |
| Argentina | 14 | 13 | 0 | 52% | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50% | 8 | 35 | |
| Armenia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 5 | |
| Australia | 11 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 14 | |
| Austria | 10 | 1 | 0 | 91% | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 12 | |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 1 | |
| Bahama Islands, The | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 3 | |
| Bahrain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 7 | |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 4 | 0 | 43% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 7 | |
| Barbados | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| Belarus | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9% | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 14 | |
| Belgium | 469 | 95 | 2 | 83% | 566 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 84% | 82 | 648 | |
| Bolivia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 4 | |
| Brazil | 171 | 136 | 4 | 56% | 311 | 44 | 18 | 0 | 71% | 62 | 373 | |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2 | |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 4 | |
| Canada | 380 | 73 | 3 | 84% | 456 | 153 | 63 | 2 | 71% | 218 | 674 | |
| Canary Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | |
| Chile | 24 | 49 | 0 | 33% | 73 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 35% | 26 | 99 | |
| Colombia | 214 | 229 | 1 | 48% | 444 | 49 | 45 | 0 | 52% | 94 | 538 | |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 4 | 0 | 64% | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 3 | 14 | |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 3 | |
| Cuba | 10 | 24 | 0 | 29% | 34 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36% | 11 | 45 | |
| Cyprus | 5 | 46 | 0 | 10% | 51 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11% | 9 | 60 | |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 7 | |
| Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 4 | |
| Dominican Republic | 16 | 111 | 1 | 13% | 128 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 11% | 53 | 181 | |
| Ecuador | 11 | 9 | 0 | 55% | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% | 5 | 25 | |
| El Salvador | 3 | 5 | 0 | 38% | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 3 | 11 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | 70 | 28 | 0 | 71% | 98 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 77% | 22 | 120 | |
| Finland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 6 | |
| France | 10,081 | 1,163 | 48 | 90% | 11,292 | 1,423 | 213 | 13 | 87% | 1,649 | 12,941 | |
| French Guiana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 6 | |
| French Polynesia | 75 | 2 | 3 | 97% | 80 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 89 | |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| Gibraltar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| Greece | 5 | 3 | 0 | 63% | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 10 | |
| Guadeloupe | 76 | 25 | 1 | 75% | 102 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64% | 14 | 116 | |
| Guatemala | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25% | 4 | 6 | |
| Haiti | 1,029 | 3,366 | 4 | 23% | 4,399 | 232 | 1,233 | 1 | 16% | 1,466 | 5,865 | |
| Honduras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 3 | |
| Hong Kong SAR | 20 | 12 | 0 | 63% | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 3 | 35 | |
| Hungary | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75% | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 11 | |
| Iceland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 3 | |
| India | 35 | 42 | 1 | 45% | 78 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 37% | 28 | 106 | |
| Iran | 76 | 67 | 0 | 53% | 143 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 48% | 41 | 184 | |
| Iraq | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 4 | |
| Israel | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 4 | |
| Italy | 53 | 63 | 0 | 46% | 116 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 48% | 29 | 145 | |
| Jamaica | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 4 | |
| Japan | 15 | 17 | 0 | 47% | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 33 | |
| Jordan | 8 | 7 | 0 | 53% | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 21 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 | |
| Korea, Republic of | 9 | 11 | 0 | 45% | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 21 | |
| Kuwait | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33% | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 9 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 2 | |
| Laos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 3 | |
| Latvia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 3 | |
| Lebanon | 285 | 208 | 8 | 58% | 501 | 72 | 43 | 10 | 63% | 125 | 626 | |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 2 | |
| Luxembourg | 46 | 22 | 1 | 68% | 69 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75% | 8 | 77 | |
| Malaysia | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38% | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 28 | |
| Malta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| Martinique | 90 | 11 | 0 | 89% | 101 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 81% | 16 | 117 | |
| Mexico | 48 | 29 | 2 | 62% | 79 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 84% | 19 | 98 | |
| Moldova | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 15 | 20 | |
| Monaco | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 11 | |
| Mongolia, People's Republic of | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 2 | |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | |
| Nepal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25% | 4 | 9 | |
| New Caledonia | 40 | 3 | 1 | 93% | 44 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 93% | 14 | 58 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 2 | |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 2 | |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 5 | |
| Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 3 | |
| Pakistan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 5 | |
| Palestinian Authority (Gaza/West Bank) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| Panama, Republic of | 4 | 3 | 1 | 57% | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 10 | |
| Papau New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| People's Republic of China | 73 | 116 | 1 | 39% | 190 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 36% | 50 | 240 | |
| Peru | 42 | 11 | 0 | 79% | 53 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 68% | 22 | 75 | |
| Philippines | 13 | 19 | 0 | 41% | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% | 5 | 37 | |
| Poland | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44% | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 11 | |
| Portugal | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75% | 8 | 21 | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| Qatar | 14 | 20 | 0 | 41% | 34 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 31% | 15 | 49 | |
| Republic of Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 3 | |
| Republic of Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 5 | |
| Romania | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11% | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% | 5 | 23 | |
| Russia | 19 | 71 | 1 | 21% | 91 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0% | 22 | 113 | |
| Saint-Martin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 10 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 29 | 35 | 0 | 45% | 64 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70% | 10 | 74 | |
| Serbia, Republic of | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 2 | |
| Singapore | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 11 | |
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam | 26 | 13 | 0 | 67% | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% | 5 | 44 | |
| Spain | 96 | 19 | 0 | 83% | 115 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 67% | 9 | 124 | |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 67% | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% | 3 | 7 | |
| St. Lucia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 5 | |
| Surinam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| Sweden | 7 | 2 | 0 | 78% | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 11 | |
| Switzerland | 247 | 28 | 6 | 90% | 281 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 62% | 38 | 319 | |
| Syria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 3 | |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 88% | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 10 | |
| Thailand | 5 | 4 | 0 | 56% | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 10 | |
| The Netherlands | 16 | 3 | 0 | 84% | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 23 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| Turkey | 37 | 209 | 0 | 15% | 246 | 53 | 86 | 0 | 38% | 139 | 385 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 5 | 9 | 0 | 36% | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 14 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 47 | 54 | 0 | 47% | 101 | 21 | 38 | 1 | 36% | 60 | 161 | |
| United Kingdom and Overseas Territories | 40 | 5 | 0 | 89% | 45 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 87% | 15 | 60 | |
| United States of America | 146 | 53 | 1 | 73% | 200 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 73% | 37 | 237 | |
| Unspecified | 1 | 62 | 1 | 2% | 64 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0% | 26 | 90 | |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 2 | |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | - | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 3 | 5 | 0 | 38% | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 9 | |
| Total | 14,439 | 6,731 | 94 | 68% | 21,264 | 2,454 | 2,095 | 38 | 54% | 4,587 | 25,851 | |
| Total | 34,118 | 43,895 | 311 | 44% | 78,324 | 11,862 | 22,207 | 218 | 35% | 34,287 | 112,611 | |