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In an official announcement, Canada’s immigration minister, Marc Miller, stated that the country hopes to grant 235,600 new study permits by the year 2024.

Additionally, the cap of 392,667, which is based on a 60% approval rate, is set for new study permit applications (apart from those pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees and those in primary and secondary education).

A comprehensive province-by-province provincial attestation letter and study permit approval allotment for 2024 were also provided by the minister (mentioned in the later portion of this article).

By 2024, Canada hopes to have granted 485,000 study permits in total. This comprises about 97,000 Canadian study permit extensions.

The immigration service estimates that 606,000 applications for study permits (including extensions and other variations) will be received overall in 2024.

Study Permit Allocations by Province, 2024

The study permit allocations and anticipated approvals for applications are listed below; students pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees as well as those in elementary and secondary education are not included.

Allocation After Initial Adjustment			Final Allocation After Top-Ups for PTs with Approval Rate Below 60%
Province / Territory	PT Allocations (A)	Projected SPs Approved (B)	% Change from 2023	Top-Up (C)	Revised PT Allocations with Top-Up (A+C)	Projected SPs Approved (same as B)
Alberta	40,894	24,537	10%	N/A	40,894	24,537
British Columbia	83,000	49,800	-18%	N/A	83,000	49,800
Manitoba	15,233	9,140	-10%	3,420	18,652	9,140
New Brunswick	9,279	5,567	-10%	5,372	14,651	5,567
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,365	1,419	10%	788	3,153	1,419
Northwest Territories	333	200	4900%	N/A	333	200
Nova Scotia	12,906	7,744	-10%	7,472	20,378	7,744
Nunavut	333	200	6567%	N/A	333	200
Ontario	235,000	141,000	-41%	N/A	235,000	141,000
Prince Edward Island	2,004	1,202	-10%	308	2,312	1,202
Quebec	72,716	43,629	10%	45,202	117,917	43,629
Saskatchewan	12,043	7,226	10%	3,011	15,054	7,226
Yukon	417	250	205%	N/A	417	250
Total	486,523	291,914	-28%	65,572	552,095	291,914

In this scenario, the number of students in 2024 would be higher in some provinces and territories than in 2023, while it would be lower in others.

How long does it take the IRCC to process research permits?
According to the most current IRCC processing update, the average processing time for study permit applications is 11 weeks for those from outside Canada, 10 weeks for those from within, and 77 days for study permit extensions.