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CIMM – International Students Data Dashboard : SP Africa by Language and Province – February 28, 2024

Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 with a Country of Residence in Africa, by Province of Destination and Official Language
2019
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Quebec Bilingual 138 94 4 59% 236
English 514 1,172 5 30% 1,691
French 8,046 20,764 59 28% 28,869
Neither 44 32 0 58% 76
Unspecified 10 12 0 45% 22
Total 8,752 22,074 68 28% 30,894
Rest of Canada Bilingual 18 8 0 69% 26
English 7,387 24,260 100 23% 31,747
French 2,730 7,853 27 26% 10,610
Neither 18 37 0 33% 55
Unspecified 46 18 0 72% 64
Total 10,199 32,176 127 24% 42,502
Unspecified English 1 0 0 100% 1
French 2 0 0 100% 2
Neither 0 0 0 -- 0
Unspecified 1 18 0 5% 19
Total 4 18 0 18% 22
Total Bilingual 156 102 4 60% 262
English 7,902 25,432 105 24% 33,439
French 10,778 28,617 86 27% 39,481
Neither 62 69 0 47% 131
Unspecified 57 48 0 54% 105
Total 18,955 54,268 195 26% 73,418
Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 with a Country of Residence in Africa, by Province of Destination and Official Language
2020
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Quebec Bilingual 20 5 0 80% 25
English 323 631 6 34% 960
French 4,520 16,806 63 21% 21,389
Neither 34 15 0 69% 49
Unspecified 13 9 0 59% 22
Total 4,910 17,466 69 22% 22,445
Rest of Canada Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0
English 4,181 15,119 89 22% 19,389
French 1,379 5,082 29 21% 6,490
Neither 19 40 0 32% 59
Unspecified 17 6 1 74% 24
Total 5,596 20,247 119 22% 25,962
Unspecified English 1 0 0 100% 1
French 0 0 0 -- 0
Neither 0 0 0 -- 0
Unspecified 0 1 0 0% 1
Total 1 1 0 50% 2
Total Bilingual 20 5 0 80% 25
English 4,505 15,750 95 22% 20,350
French 5,899 21,888 92 21% 27,879
Neither 53 55 0 49% 108
Unspecified 30 16 1 65% 47
Total 10,507 37,714 188 22% 48,409
Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 with a Country of Residence in Africa, by Province of Destination and Official Language
2021
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Quebec Bilingual 1 0 0 100% 1
English 642 1,025 12 39% 1,679
French 9,216 25,465 89 27% 34,770
Neither 45 28 0 62% 73
Unspecified 1 0 0 100% 1
Total 9,905 26,518 101 27% 36,524
Rest of Canada Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0
English 11,567 23,296 205 33% 35,068
French 3,331 7,812 30 30% 11,173
Neither 39 86 1 31% 126
Unspecified 27 2 0 93% 29
Total 14,964 31,196 236 32% 46,396
Unspecified English 2 0 1 100% 3
French 1 1 0 50% 2
Neither 0 0 0 -- 0
Unspecified 1 1 0 50% 2
Total 4 2 1 67% 7
Total Bilingual 1 0 0 100% 1
English 12,211 24,321 218 33% 36,750
French 12,548 33,278 119 27% 45,945
Neither 84 114 1 42% 199
Unspecified 29 3 0 91% 32
Total 24,873 57,716 338 30% 82,927
Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 with a Country of Residence in Africa, by Province of Destination and Official Language
2022
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Quebec Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0
English 1,004 1,277 24 44% 2,305
French 14,199 26,453 180 35% 40,832
Neither 154 24 15 87% 193
Unspecified 10 0 0 100% 10
Total 15,367 27,754 219 36% 43,340
Rest of Canada Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0
English 21,411 35,263 399 38% 57,073
French 5,442 10,692 36 34% 16,170
Neither 49 54 0 48% 103
Unspecified 38 6 0 86% 44
Total 26,940 46,015 435 37% 73,390
Unspecified English 220 141 5 61% 366
French 12 11 1 52% 24
Neither 0 3 0 0% 3
Unspecified 5 0 0 100% 5
Total 237 155 6 60% 398
Total Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0
English 22,635 36,681 428 38% 59,744
French 19,653 37,156 217 35% 57,026
Neither 203 81 15 71% 299
Unspecified 53 6 0 90% 59
Total 42,544 73,924 660 37% 117,128
Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 with a Country of Residence in Africa, by Province of Destination and Official Language
2023
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Quebec Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0
English 1,573 2,213 57 42% 3,843
French 32,891 61,285 466 35% 94,642
Neither 202 74 22 73% 298
Unspecified 11 0 2 100% 13
Total 34,677 63,572 547 35% 98,796
Rest of Canada Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0
English 47,013 83,623 689 36% 131,325
French 9,068 19,263 72 32% 28,403
Neither 78 73 2 52% 153
Unspecified 56 6 5 90% 67
Total 56,215 102,965 768 35% 159,948
Unspecified English 358 424 10 46% 792
French 15 21 3 42% 39
Neither 1 1 0 50% 2
Unspecified 3 8 7 27% 18
Total 377 454 20 45% 851
Total Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0
English 48,944 86,260 756 36% 135,960
French 41,974 80,569 541 34% 123,084
Neither 281 148 24 66% 453
Unspecified 70 14 14 83% 98
Total 91,269 166,991 1,335 35% 259,595
Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 with a Country of Residence in Africa, by Province of Destination and Official Language
2024 (as of January 31) Total
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Quebec Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0 262
English 113 286 3 28% 402 10,880
French 2,025 5,899 129 26% 8,053 228,555
Neither 15 6 2 71% 23 712
Unspecified 1 0 0 100% 1 69
Total 2,154 6,191 134 26% 8,479 240,478
Rest of Canada Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0 26
English 3,109 11,787 168 21% 15,064 289,666
French 455 1,384 49 25% 1,888 74,734
Neither 7 13 0 35% 20 516
Unspecified 1 0 2 100% 3 231
Total 3,572 13,184 219 21% 16,975 365,173
Unspecified English 30 61 0 33% 91 1,254
French 0 5 3 0% 8 75
Neither 1 0 0 100% 1 6
Unspecified 0 3 0 0% 3 48
Total 31 69 3 31% 103 1,383
Total Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0 288
English 3,252 12,134 171 21% 15,557 301,800
French 2,480 7,288 181 25% 9,949 303,364
Neither 23 19 2 55% 44 1,234
Unspecified 2 3 2 40% 7 348
Total 5,757 19,444 356 23% 25,557 607,034

*Note that this data reflects the client's declared official language on application.

Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 Globally, by Province of Destination and Official Language
2019
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Quebec Bilingual 146 98 4 60% 248
English 20,194 15,462 82 57% 35,738
French 18,613 23,479 113 44% 42,205
Neither 610 315 10 66% 935
Unspecified 91 30 3 75% 124
Total 39,654 39,384 212 50% 79,250
Rest of Canada Bilingual 21 11 2 66% 34
English 199,449 119,553 884 63% 319,886
French 4,352 8,606 41 34% 12,999
Neither 4,566 1,694 21 73% 6,281
Unspecified 529 98 6 84% 633
Total 208,917 129,962 954 62% 339,833
Unspecified English 4,116 245 1 94% 4,362
French 163 16 0 91% 179
Neither 63 12 0 84% 75
Unspecified 14 53 1 21% 68
Total 4,356 326 2 93% 4,684
Total Bilingual 167 109 6 61% 282
English 223,759 135,260 967 62% 359,986
French 23,128 32,101 154 42% 55,383
Neither 5,239 2,021 31 72% 7,291
Unspecified 634 181 10 78% 825
Total 252,927 169,672 1,168 60% 423,767
Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 Globally, by Province of Destination and Official Language
2020
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Quebec Bilingual 20 5 0 80% 25
English 10,375 14,158 175 42% 24,708
French 11,633 18,506 190 39% 30,329
Neither 266 207 6 56% 479
Unspecified 20 10 0 67% 30
Total 22,314 32,886 371 40% 55,571
Rest of Canada Bilingual 0 0 0 --  
English 81,308 67,874 1,937 55% 151,119
French 2,249 5,524 69 29% 7,842
Neither 1,913 998 45 66% 2,956
Unspecified 93 30 3 76% 126
Total 85,563 74,426 2,054 53% 162,043
Unspecified English 2,330 39 23 98% 2,392
French 106 1 1 99% 108
Neither 44 0 1 100% 45
Unspecified 1 2 1 33% 4
Total 2,481 42 26 98% 2,549
Total Bilingual 20 5 0 80% 25
English 94,013 82,071 2,135 53% 178,219
French 13,988 24,031 260 37% 38,279
Neither 2,223 1,205 52 65% 3,480
Unspecified 114 42 4 73% 160
Total 110,358 107,354 2,451 51% 220,163
Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 Globally, by Province of Destination and Official Language
2021
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Quebec Bilingual 1 0 0 100% 1
English 15,716 21,532 2,199 42% 39,447
French 24,407 29,935 245 45% 54,587
Neither 695 391 10 64% 1,096
Unspecified 15 3 0 83% 18
Total 40,834 51,861 2,454 44% 95,149
Rest of Canada Bilingual 0 0 0 --  
English 268,952 157,287 3,602 63% 429,841
French 5,967 8,888 66 40% 14,921
Neither 4,898 2,365 96 67% 7,359
Unspecified 77 20 2 79% 99
Total 279,894 168,560 3,766 62% 452,220
Unspecified English 6,867 207 22 97% 7,096
French 391 3 2 99% 396
Neither 155 5 0 97% 160
Unspecified 4 6 2 40% 12
Total 7,417 221 26 97% 7,664
Total Bilingual 1 0 0 100% 1
English 291,535 179,026 5,823 62% 476,384
French 30,765 38,826 313 44% 69,904
Neither 5,748 2,761 106 68% 8,615
Unspecified 96 29 4 77% 129
Total 328,145 220,642 6,246 60% 555,033
Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 Globally, by Province of Destination and Official Language
2022
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Quebec Bilingual 0 0 0 --  
English 14,552 15,593 539 48% 30,684
French 26,304 31,972 253 45% 58,529
Neither 1,129 630 21 64% 1,780
Unspecified 40 1 0 98% 41
Total 42,025 48,196 813 47% 91,034
Rest of Canada Bilingual 0 0 0 --  
English 348,268 254,623 5,001 58% 607,892
French 7,412 11,884 56 38% 19,352
Neither 5,633 2,501 163 69% 8,297
Unspecified 125 21 13 86% 159
Total 361,438 269,029 5,233 57% 635,700
Unspecified English 7,920 490 32 94% 8,442
French 310 26 1 92% 337
Neither 206 22 3 90% 231
Unspecified 30 1 0 97% 31
Total 8,466 539 36 94% 9,041
Total Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0
English 370,740 270,706 5,572 58% 647,018
French 34,026 43,882 310 44% 78,218
Neither 6,968 3,153 187 69% 10,308
Unspecified 195 23 13 89% 231
Total 411,929 317,764 6,082 56% 735,775
Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 Globally, by Province of Destination and Official Language
2023
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Quebec Bilingual 0 0 0 --  
English 12,958 11,611 250 53% 24,819
French 45,167 67,334 607 40% 113,108
Neither 1,372 428 35 76% 1,835
Unspecified 60 1 3 98% 64
Total 59,557 79,374 895 43% 139,826
Rest of Canada Bilingual 0 0 0 --  
English 424,371 243,874 4,529 64% 672,774
French 10,962 20,380 100 35% 31,442
Neither 6,506 2,246 119 74% 8,871
Unspecified 166 10 16 94% 192
Total 442,005 266,510 4,764 62% 713,279
Unspecified English 7,787 852 39 90% 8,678
French 642 44 5 94% 691
Neither 161 33 4 83% 198
Unspecified 44 13 11 77% 68
Total 8,634 942 59 90% 9,635
Total Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0
English 445,116 256,337 4,818 63% 706,271
French 56,771 87,758 712 39% 145,241
Neither 8,039 2,707 158 75% 10,904
Unspecified 270 24 30 92% 324
Total 510,196 346,826 5,718 60% 862,740
Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 Globally, by Province of Destination and Official Language
2024 (as of January 31) Total
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Quebec Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0 274
English 639 790 34 45% 1,463 156,859
French 2,614 6,300 192 29% 9,106 307,864
Neither 85 33 2 72% 120 6,245
Unspecified 6 0 0 100% 6 283
Total 3,344 7,123 228 32% 10,695 471,525
Rest of Canada Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0 34
English 26,004 23,767 1,023 52% 50,794 2,232,306
French 523 1,443 56 27% 2,022 88,578
Neither 359 210 19 63% 588 34,352
Unspecified 15 0 4 100% 19 1,228
Total 26,901 25,420 1,102 51% 53,423 2,356,498
Unspecified English 548 110 16 83% 674 31,644
French 12 10 6 55% 28 1,739
Neither 29 5 1 85% 35 744
Unspecified 8 3 0 73% 11 194
Total 597 128 23 82% 748 34,321
Total Bilingual 0 0 0 -- 0 308
English 27,191 24,667 1,073 52% 52,931 2,420,809
French 3,149 7,753 254 29% 11,156 398,181
Neither 473 248 22 66% 743 41,341
Unspecified 29 3 4 91% 36 1,705
Total 30,842 32,671 1,353 49% 64,866 2,862,344

*Note that this data reflects the client's declared official language on application.

Data compiled by OPP-DART
Source: Cognos (CBR) as of February 2, 2024
Data is operational and subject to change.
For approval to release this report externally, please contact the Data Protocol Unit (DPU)

Study Permit Approval Rate

  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 (as of January 31)
Global 60% 51% 60% 56% 60% 49%
All Countries in Africa 26% 22% 30% 37% 35% 23%
English Speaking Africa 24% 22% 33% 38% 36% 21%
French Speaking Africa 27% 21% 27% 35% 34% 25%

Study Permit Approval Rate for Province of Destination in Quebec

  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 (as of January 31)
Global 50% 40% 44% 47% 43% 32%
All Countries in Africa 28% 22% 27% 36% 35% 26%
English Speaking Africa 30% 34% 39% 44% 42% 28%
French Speaking Africa 28% 21% 27% 35% 35% 26%

Study Permit Approval Rate for Province of Destination not in Quebec

  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 (as of January 31)
Global 62% 53% 62% 57% 62% 51%
All Countries in Africa 24% 22% 32% 37% 35% 21%
English Speaking Africa 23% 22% 33% 38% 36% 21%
French Speaking Africa 26% 21% 30% 34% 32% 25%

Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Received at IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 with a Country of Residence in Africa, by Province of Destination and Official Language

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
(as of January 31)		 Total
Quebec Bilingual 244 7 0 0 0 0 251
English 1,711 1,130 1,886 2,388 4,088 227 11,430
French 29,471 25,943 35,327 48,775 96,760 5,762 242,038
Neither 79 54 87 252 269 29 770
Unspecified 28 13 3 7 15 0 66
Total 31,533 27,147 37,303 51,422 101,132 6,018 254,555
Rest of Canada Bilingual 21 0 0 0 0 0 21
English 32,631 23,667 40,401 62,855 142,438 7,108 309,100
French 10,408 6,924 11,822 18,697 27,761 1,180 76,792
Neither 57 60 123 127 153 11 531
Unspecified 72 19 36 35 63 0 225
Total 43,189 30,670 52,382 81,714 170,415 8,299 386,669
Unspecified English 3 3 26 450 929 74 1,485
French 2 0 5 31 51 11 100
Neither 1 0 0 6 1 0 8
Unspecified 19 0 6 4 26 0 55
Total 25 3 37 491 1,007 85 1,648
Total Bilingual 265 7 0 0 0 0 272
English 34,345 24,800 42,313 65,693 147,455 7,409 322,015
French 39,881 32,867 47,154 67,503 124,572 6,953 318,930
Neither 137 114 210 385 423 40 1,309
Unspecified 119 32 45 46 104 0 346
Total 74,747 57,820 89,722 133,627 272,554 14,402 642,872

Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Received at IRCC between January 1, 2019 and January 31, 2024 Globally, by Province of Destination and Official Language

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
(as of January 31)		 Total
Quebec Bilingual 255 7 0 0 0 0 262
English 36,445 36,867 30,423 27,581 25,482 753 157,551
French 42,904 36,330 54,510 66,442 115,358 6,627 322,171
Neither 946 650 1,146 1,819 1,755 117 6,433
Unspecified 125 23 16 38 65 4 271
Total 80,675 73,877 86,095 95,880 142,660 7,501 486,688
Rest of Canada Bilingual 27 0 0 0 0 0 27
English 320,253 226,313 438,805 578,874 721,776 20,424 2,306,445
French 12,822 8,640 15,409 21,828 30,821 1,274 90,794
Neither 6,349 3,509 7,760 8,218 9,035 533 35,404
Unspecified 627 128 141 176 151 4 1,227
Total 340,078 238,590 462,115 609,096 761,783 22,235 2,433,897
Unspecified English 4,482 3,125 7,241 8,131 8,995 400 32,374
French 176 124 388 345 712 31 1,776
Neither 80 53 179 283 188 22 805
Unspecified 72 17 30 51 52 3 225
Total 4,810 3,319 7,838 8,810 9,947 456 35,180
Total Bilingual 282 7 0 0 0 0 289
English 361,180 266,305 476,469 614,586 756,253 21,577 2,496,370
French 55,902 45,094 70,307 88,615 146,891 7,932 414,741
Neither 7,375 4,212 9,085 10,320 10,978 672 42,642
Unspecified 824 168 187 265 268 11 1,723
Total 425,563 315,786 556,048 713,786 914,390 30,192 2,955,765

*Note that this data reflects the client's declared official language on application.

Data compiled by OPP-DART

Source: Cognos (CBR) as of February 2, 2024

Data is operational and subject to change.

For approval to release this report externally, please contact the Data Protocol Unit (DPU)

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

  2022 2023 2024 (as of January 31) Total
India 318,173 325,860 2,361 646,394
Nigeria 39,441 91,023 3,719 134,183
Philippines 31,983 41,067 1,341 74,391
People’s Republic of China 27,954 39,986 1,371 69,311
Nepal 9,461 28,728 1,940 40,129
Algeria 12,171 25,846 1,248 39,265
Iran 15,822 17,956 748 34,526
Ghana 6,352 25,538 2,036 33,926
Federal Republic of Cameroon 9,162 18,080 1,019 28,261
Bangladesh 9,829 15,842 709 26,380
Other Countries 233,438 284,464 13,700 531,602
Total 713,786 914,390 30,192 1,658,368

*Top 10 countries sorted by Grand Total

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

2022
  Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
India 189,695 164,014 2,482 54% 356,191
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
Nepal 4,191 7,666 47 35% 11,904
Algeria 5,916 3,065 25 66% 9,006
Iran 8,046 6,778 91 54% 14,915
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 137,656 85,804 1,826 62% 225,286
Total 411,929 317,764 6,082 56% 735,775
Study Permit Applications (Excluding Extensions) Approved, Refused & Withdrawn by IRCC between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024, by Year and Top 10 Countries of Residence (in Persons)
2023
  Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
India 218,770 80,642 1,484 73% 300,896
Nigeria 30,793 56,007 304 35% 87,104
Philippines 25,916 12,802 160 67% 38,878
People’s Republic of China 29,104 8,304 896 78% 38,304
Nepal 8,652 16,218 76 35% 24,946
Algeria 15,865 9,803 22 62% 25,690
Iran 8,016 7,852 131 51% 15,999
Ghana 7,622 9,427 128 45% 17,177
Federal Republic of Cameroon 5,560 11,957 186 32% 17,703
Bangladesh 5,452 8,453 91 39% 13,996
Other Countries 154,446 125,361 2,240 55% 282,047
Total 510,196 346,826 5,718 60% 862,740
Study Permit Applications (Excluding Extensions) Approved, Refused & Withdrawn by IRCC between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024, by Year and Top 10 Countries of Residence (in Persons)
2024 (as of January 31) Total
  Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
India 3,467 14,652 520 19% 18,639 675,726
Nigeria 6,235 1,356 65 82% 7,656 130,497
Philippines 977 1,248 4 44% 2,229 73,085
People’s Republic of China 644 1,537 44 30% 2,225 67,603
Nepal 1,895 603 62 76% 2,560 39,410
Algeria 1,249 747 5 63% 2,001 36,697
Iran 1,410 599 16 70% 2,025 32,939
Ghana 3,948 1,331 25 75% 5,304 28,250
Federal Republic of Cameroon 706 281 29 72% 1,016 26,579
Bangladesh 1,103 244 21 82% 1,368 25,419
Other Countries 11,037 8,244 562 57% 19,843 527,176
Total 32,671 30,842 1,353 51% 64,866 1,663,381

*Top 10 countries sorted by Grand Total.

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

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

2022
  Authorized Confirmed Total
India 2,485 175,450 177,935
People’s Republic of China 1,040 21,019 22,059
Philippines 359 20,798 21,157
Nigeria 326 11,149 11,475
Nepal 21 6,036 6,057
France 514 10,641 11,155
Iran 180 7,805 7,985
Japan 212 9,325 9,537
Colombia 357 7,674 8,031
Brazil 336 7,569 7,905
Other Countries 5,465 118,497 123,962
Total 11,295 395,963 407,258
Study Permit Applications Issued (Excluding Extensions) between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024, by Year and Top 10 Countries of Residence (in Persons)
2023
  Authorized Confirmed Total
India 17,629 216,425 234,054
People’s Republic of China 2,997 27,343 30,340
Philippines 2,702 25,385 28,087
Nigeria 3,457 29,389 32,846
Nepal 1,555 14,280 15,835
France 706 9,294 10,000
Iran 862 7,780 8,642
Japan 570 6,320 6,890
Colombia 1,020 7,222 8,242
Brazil 968 6,595 7,563
Other Countries 18,546 147,036 165,582
Total 51,012 497,069 548,081
Study Permit Applications Issued (Excluding Extensions) between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024, by Year and Top 10 Countries of Residence (in Persons)
2024 (as of January 31) Total
  Authorized Confirmed Total
India 14,396 8,779 23,175 435,164
People’s Republic of China 1,306 2,136 3,442 55,841
Philippines 1,066 1,000 2,066 51,310
Nigeria 1,336 1,448 2,784 47,105
Nepal 730 806 1,536 23,428
France 152 541 693 21,848
Iran 592 457 1,049 17,676
Japan 429 391 820 17,247
Colombia 238 575 813 17,086
Brazil 289 458 747 16,215
Other Countries 8,156 11,120 19,276 308,820
Total 28,690 27,711 56,401 1,011,740

*Top 10 countries sorted by Grand Total

Data compiled by OPP-DART

Source: Cognos (CBR) as of February 2, 2024

Data is operational and subject to change.

For approval to release this report externally, please contact the Data Protocol Unit (DPU)

Francophone* Study Permits (Excluding Extensions) Processed by IRCC between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024, by Country of Residence

- 2022 2023 2024 (as of January 31) Total
Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total Approved Refused Withdrawn Approval Rate Total
Africa Algeria 4,033 7,412 35 35% 11,480 8,441 15,837 59 35% 24,337 589 1,875 58 24% 2,522 38,339
Angola 5 21 1 19% 27 9 18 0 33% 27 0 1 1 0% 2 56
Botswana, Republic of 1 1 0 50% 2 3 5 0 38% 8 0 0 0 -- 0 10
Burkina-Faso 480 737 3 39% 1,220 728 1,391 4 34% 2,123 78 160 2 33% 240 3,583
Burundi 249 483 1 34% 733 628 1,311 1 32% 1,940 25 188 1 12% 214 2,887
Cape Verde Islands 0 1 0 0% 1 0 3 0 0% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 4
Central African Republic 4 20 0 17% 24 11 38 1 22% 50 1 14 0 7% 15 89
Chad, Republic of 63 482 0 12% 545 213 1,547 1 12% 1,761 3 130 2 2% 135 2,441
Comoros 15 31 0 33% 46 8 39 0 17% 47 1 6 0 14% 7 100
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,934 6,263 12 24% 8,209 2,989 10,911 18 22% 13,918 147 545 8 21% 700 22,827
Congo, People's Republic of the 118 517 1 19% 636 178 752 2 19% 932 13 66 0 16% 79 1,647
Democratic Republic of Sudan 1 2 0 33% 3 0 2 1 0% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 6
Egypt 17 31 0 35% 48 23 65 2 26% 90 2 12 0 14% 14 152
Equatorial Guinea 2 5 0 29% 7 6 7 0 46% 13 0 0 0 -- 0 20
Eritrea 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Ethiopia 12 3 0 80% 15 12 8 0 60% 20 1 2 0 33% 3 38
Federal Republic of Cameroon 1,965 4,029 30 33% 6,024 4,635 9,121 165 34% 13,921 217 559 28 28% 804 20,749
Gabon Republic 109 104 1 51% 214 122 165 2 43% 289 16 21 2 43% 39 542
Gambia 3 5 0 38% 8 1 11 0 8% 12 0 1 0 0% 1 21
Ghana 32 60 0 35% 92 82 125 3 40% 210 1 29 0 3% 30 332
Guinea-Bissau 0 4 0 0% 4 5 6 0 45% 11 0 1 0 0% 1 16
Guinea, Republic of 964 4,060 7 19% 5,031 3,505 12,264 28 22% 15,797 221 1,383 22 14% 1,626 22,454
Kenya 16 29 1 36% 46 38 51 2 43% 91 1 3 1 25% 5 142
Lesotho 0 1 0 0% 1 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 3
Liberia 1 0 0 100% 1 16 17 0 48% 33 0 72 0 0% 72 106
Libya 0 0 0 -- 0 1 1 0 50% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 2
Madagascar 272 101 2 73% 375 392 287 7 58% 686 16 11 4 59% 31 1,092
Malawi 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Mali, Republic of 342 720 0 32% 1,062 717 1,428 6 33% 2,151 70 186 0 27% 256 3,469
Mauritania 27 81 0 25% 108 106 262 2 29% 370 5 32 1 14% 38 516
Mauritius 108 49 2 69% 159 180 88 10 67% 278 8 6 3 57% 17 454
Mayotte 5 0 1 100% 6 13 8 0 62% 21 0 0 0 -- 0 27
Morocco 2,940 3,165 39 48% 6,144 5,287 2,398 39 69% 7,724 294 242 5 55% 541 14,409
Mozambique 1 1 0 50% 2 1 2 0 33% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 5
Namibia 0 1 0 0% 1 0 6 0 0% 6 2 0 0 100% 2 9
Nigeria 31 53 0 37% 84 100 181 3 36% 284 1 25 0 4% 26 394
Peoples Republic of Benin 320 633 5 34% 958 1,136 1,352 15 46% 2,503 63 158 2 29% 223 3,684
Republic of Djibouti 31 86 1 26% 118 77 301 0 20% 378 4 47 6 8% 57 553
Republic of Ivory Coast 1,506 2,227 25 40% 3,758 4,248 6,042 68 41% 10,358 169 281 11 38% 461 14,577
Republic of South Africa 48 45 0 52% 93 53 126 2 30% 181 1 12 2 8% 15 289
Republic of the Niger 40 155 1 21% 196 150 395 2 28% 547 9 30 0 23% 39 782
Reunion 145 14 1 91% 160 135 6 2 96% 143 0 0 0 -- 0 303
Rwanda 203 297 8 41% 508 325 440 13 42% 778 10 59 0 14% 69 1,355
Sao Tome and Principe 1 1 0 50% 2 2 5 0 29% 7 0 0 0 -- 0 9
Senegal 1,526 3,727 13 29% 5,266 3,638 10,105 34 26% 13,777 324 723 17 31% 1,064 20,107
Seychelles 0 1 0 0% 1 0 2 0 0% 2 1 0 0 100% 1 4
Sierra Leone 0 6 0 0% 6 41 33 2 55% 76 0 45 1 0% 46 128
Somalia, Democratic Republic of 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Swaziland 0 0 0 -- 0 1 2 0 33% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 3
Togo, Republic of 322 616 9 34% 947 1,047 1,833 30 36% 2,910 42 167 0 20% 209 4,066
Tunisia 1,745 847 17 67% 2,609 2,657 1,532 17 63% 4,206 143 190 4 43% 337 7,152
Uganda 8 14 1 36% 23 7 15 0 32% 22 0 2 0 0% 2 47
United Republic of Tanzania 5 9 0 36% 14 4 9 0 31% 13 1 2 0 33% 3 30
Western Sahara 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 2
Zambia 2 2 0 50% 4 3 11 0 21% 14 1 2 0 33% 3 21
Zimbabwe 1 2 0 33% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 3
Total 19,653 37,156 217 35% 57,026 41,974 80,569 541 34% 123,084 2,480 7,288 181 25% 9,949 190,059
Not Africa Afghanistan 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 2
Albania 6 20 0 23% 26 13 6 0 68% 19 0 3 0 0% 3 48
Andorra 2 0 0 100% 2 1 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 3
Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 -- 0 1 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Argentina 14 13 0 52% 27 10 14 0 42% 24 0 0 2 -- 2 53
Armenia 2 2 0 50% 4 0 2 0 0% 2 1 0 0 100% 1 7
Australia 11 0 1 100% 12 9 2 0 82% 11 0 0 0 -- 0 23
Austria 10 1 0 91% 11 7 0 0 100% 7 0 0 0 -- 0 18
Azerbaijan 0 0 0 -- 0 1 3 0 25% 4 0 0 0 -- 0 4
Azores 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 1 0 0% 1 2
Bahama Islands, The 1 0 0 100% 1 1 6 0 14% 7 0 0 0 -- 0 8
Bahrain 4 0 0 100% 4 2 4 1 33% 7 0 0 0 -- 0 11
Bangladesh 3 4 0 43% 7 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 7
Barbados 1 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Belarus 1 10 0 9% 11 2 10 0 17% 12 0 1 0 0% 1 24
Belgium 468 95 2 83% 565 436 111 4 80% 551 15 9 1 63% 25 1,141
Bolivia 2 2 0 50% 4 3 0 0 100% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 7
Brazil 171 136 4 56% 311 144 65 2 69% 211 5 3 0 63% 8 530
Bulgaria 0 1 0 0% 1 1 1 0 50% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 3
Cambodia 1 1 0 50% 2 4 0 0 100% 4 0 1 0 0% 1 7
Canada 379 73 3 84% 455 844 169 7 83% 1,020 264 65 2 80% 331 1,806
Canary Islands 1 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Cayman Islands 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Chile 24 49 0 33% 73 31 46 0 40% 77 2 2 0 50% 4 154
Colombia 212 229 1 48% 442 195 104 1 65% 300 7 3 0 70% 10 752
Costa Rica 7 4 0 64% 11 7 6 0 54% 13 0 0 0 -- 0 24
Croatia 1 0 0 100% 1 2 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 3
Cuba 10 24 0 29% 34 14 15 1 48% 30 1 2 0 33% 3 67
Cyprus 5 45 0 10% 50 7 32 0 18% 39 1 2 0 33% 3 92
Czech Republic 5 0 0 100% 5 4 1 0 80% 5 0 0 0 -- 0 10
Denmark 4 0 0 100% 4 2 1 0 67% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 7
Dominica 0 0 0 -- 0 1 2 0 33% 3 0 1 0 0% 1 4
Dominican Republic 16 111 1 13% 128 29 100 0 22% 129 4 2 1 67% 7 264
Ecuador 11 9 0 55% 20 16 1 0 94% 17 3 0 0 100% 3 40
El Salvador 3 5 0 38% 8 4 2 0 67% 6 0 0 0 -- 0 14
Federal Republic of Germany 70 28 0 71% 98 73 32 1 70% 106 1 1 1 50% 3 207
Finland 6 0 0 100% 6 5 0 0 100% 5 0 0 1 -- 1 12
France 10,049 1,163 47 90% 11,259 9,378 1,058 93 90% 10,529 226 92 35 71% 353 22,141
French Guiana 4 1 0 80% 5 18 5 0 78% 23 0 0 0 -- 0 28
French Polynesia 74 2 3 97% 79 56 0 2 100% 58 0 0 0 -- 0 137
Georgia 1 0 0 100% 1 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 3
Gibraltar 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Greece 4 3 0 57% 7 6 3 0 67% 9 0 0 0 -- 0 16
Guadeloupe 76 25 1 75% 102 79 12 0 87% 91 3 1 0 75% 4 197
Guatemala 0 2 0 0% 2 4 3 0 57% 7 0 0 0 -- 0 9
Haiti 1,029 3,364 4 23% 4,397 1,653 3,320 9 33% 4,982 64 98 24 40% 186 9,565
Honduras 1 0 0 100% 1 5 2 0 71% 7 0 0 0 -- 0 8
Hong Kong SAR 20 12 0 63% 32 11 3 1 79% 15 0 1 0 0% 1 48
Hungary 6 2 0 75% 8 8 6 0 57% 14 0 1 0 0% 1 23
Iceland 2 1 0 67% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 1 0 0 100% 1 4
India 35 43 1 45% 79 35 52 2 40% 89 4 6 0 40% 10 178
Iran 76 67 0 53% 143 68 56 1 55% 125 2 13 0 13% 15 283
Iraq 2 2 0 50% 4 1 1 0 50% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 6
Israel 1 2 0 33% 3 5 2 1 71% 8 0 0 0 -- 0 11
Italy 53 63 0 46% 116 72 41 0 64% 113 8 1 0 89% 9 238
Jamaica 0 4 0 0% 4 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 5
Japan 15 17 0 47% 32 14 9 0 61% 23 0 0 1 -- 1 56
Jordan 8 7 0 53% 15 3 19 0 14% 22 2 4 0 33% 6 43
Kazakhstan 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 1 -- 1 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Korea, Republic of 9 11 0 45% 20 7 12 0 37% 19 0 0 0 -- 0 39
Kuwait 2 4 0 33% 6 2 14 0 13% 16 0 0 0 -- 0 22
Kyrgyzstan 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 2
Laos 0 2 0 0% 2 1 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 3
Latvia 1 2 0 33% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 3
Lebanon 276 207 8 57% 491 196 137 25 59% 358 17 13 0 57% 30 879
Lithuania 1 1 0 50% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 2
Luxembourg 46 22 1 68% 69 40 6 2 87% 48 0 0 1 -- 1 118
Macao SAR 0 0 0 -- 0 3 2 0 60% 5 0 0 0 -- 0 5
Malaysia 8 13 0 38% 21 2 16 0 11% 18 0 0 0 -- 0 39
Malta 0 1 0 0% 1 0 3 0 0% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 4
Martinique 90 11 0 89% 101 95 14 0 87% 109 0 0 0 -- 0 210
Mexico 47 29 2 62% 78 58 9 0 87% 67 2 2 0 50% 4 149
Moldova 5 0 0 100% 5 20 1 0 95% 21 0 0 0 -- 0 26
Monaco 11 0 0 100% 11 8 0 0 100% 8 0 0 0 -- 0 19
Mongolia, People's Republic of 1 1 0 50% 2 0 3 0 0% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 5
Myanmar (Burma) 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 2
Nepal 5 0 0 100% 5 6 5 0 55% 11 1 1 0 50% 2 18
New Caledonia 40 3 1 93% 44 40 1 0 98% 41 0 0 0 -- 0 85
New Zealand 0 1 0 0% 1 3 0 0 100% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 4
Nicaragua 2 0 0 100% 2 4 2 0 67% 6 0 0 0 -- 0 8
Norway 3 1 0 75% 4 5 0 0 100% 5 0 0 0 -- 0 9
Oman 1 1 0 50% 2 4 5 0 44% 9 0 1 0 0% 1 12
Pakistan 2 3 0 40% 5 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2 0 0% 2 7
Palestinian Authority (Gaza/West Bank) 0 1 0 0% 1 2 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 3
Panama, Republic of 4 3 1 57% 8 6 0 0 100% 6 0 0 0 -- 0 14
Papua New Guinea 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Paraguay 0 0 0 -- 0 1 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 1
People's Republic of China 73 116 1 39% 190 72 142 0 34% 214 3 5 0 38% 8 412
Peru 42 11 0 79% 53 44 16 0 73% 60 3 0 0 100% 3 116
Philippines 13 19 0 41% 32 10 21 0 32% 31 0 2 0 0% 2 65
Poland 4 5 0 44% 9 7 10 1 41% 18 0 0 0 -- 0 27
Portugal 13 0 0 100% 13 15 6 0 71% 21 0 0 0 -- 0 34
Puerto Rico 1 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Qatar 13 20 0 39% 33 9 27 2 25% 38 0 2 0 0% 2 73
Republic of Indonesia 2 0 0 100% 2 1 2 0 33% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 5
Republic of Ireland 4 0 0 100% 4 8 1 0 89% 9 0 0 0 -- 0 13
Romania 2 16 0 11% 18 29 11 3 73% 43 2 0 0 100% 2 63
Russia 18 70 1 20% 89 42 100 0 30% 142 3 3 0 50% 6 237
Saint-Martin 9 0 0 100% 9 16 1 0 94% 17 0 0 0 -- 0 26
Saudi Arabia 29 35 0 45% 64 15 31 0 33% 46 1 2 0 33% 3 113
Serbia, Republic of 2 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 2
Singapore 9 0 0 100% 9 9 2 0 82% 11 0 0 0 -- 0 20
Slovak Republic 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Socialist Republic of Vietnam 26 13 0 67% 39 22 6 0 79% 28 2 1 0 67% 3 70
Spain 96 19 0 83% 115 63 23 0 73% 86 7 4 1 64% 12 213
Sri Lanka 2 1 1 67% 4 4 3 0 57% 7 0 1 0 0% 1 12
St. Lucia 1 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 1
St. Pierre and Miquelon 1 0 0 100% 1 3 1 0 75% 4 0 0 0 -- 0 5
Surinam 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Sweden 7 2 0 78% 9 3 0 0 100% 3 0 0 0 -- 0 12
Switzerland 247 28 6 90% 281 202 30 1 87% 233 4 1 0 80% 5 519
Syria 0 3 0 0% 3 2 2 0 50% 4 0 1 0 0% 1 8
Tajikistan 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1
Taiwan 7 1 0 88% 8 4 2 0 67% 6 0 0 0 -- 0 14
Thailand 5 4 0 56% 9 10 4 0 71% 14 0 1 0 0% 1 24
The Netherlands 16 3 0 84% 19 15 2 0 88% 17 0 0 0 -- 0 36
The Netherlands Antilles 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of 1 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Turkey 37 210 0 15% 247 144 832 4 15% 980 1 87 3 1% 91 1,318
Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Ukraine 4 9 0 31% 13 6 2 0 75% 8 1 1 0 50% 2 23
United Arab Emirates 47 54 0 47% 101 55 149 3 27% 207 2 2 0 50% 4 312
United Kingdom and Overseas Territories 40 5 0 89% 45 54 9 0 86% 63 1 2 0 33% 3 111
United States of America 137 53 1 72% 191 139 41 2 77% 182 5 3 0 63% 8 381
Unspecified 0 60 1 0% 61 0 139 1 0% 140 0 13 0 0% 13 214
Uruguay 1 0 0 100% 1 2 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 -- 0 3
Uzbekistan 0 0 0 -- 0 1 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 1
Vanuatu 0 0 1 -- 1 1 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 -- 0 2
Venezuela 3 5 0 38% 8 2 5 0 29% 7 0 1 0 0% 1 16
Total 14,373 6,726 93 68% 21,192 14,797 7,189 171 67% 22,157 669 465 73 59% 1,207 44,556
Total 34,026 43,882 310 44% 78,218 56,771 87,758 712 39% 145,241 3,149 7,753 254 29% 11,156 234,615

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