Canada Tightens Study Permit Rules To Safeguard International Students๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐
๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
Canadaโs federal government is introducing stricter regulations to manage study permits for post-secondary students. These changes aim to prevent the misuse of study permits and protect international students from scams. Colleges and universities must now report student attendance and compliance with study permit conditions to the federal Immigration Department.
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฌ
Under the new rules, Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) must confirm the enrollment status of students and report any changes to the federal Immigration Department. This step is crucial to ensure students adhere to their study permit conditions and avoid using study permits as a backdoor entry for work.
๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ
Students who wish to switch schools must apply for a new study permit before starting at the new institution. This regulation ensures that students remain compliant with their permit conditions while attending their chosen schools.
๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐
๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ
The limit on off-campus work hours during regular academic sessions has been increased from 20 to 24 hours per week. This change provides international students with more flexibility to support themselves financially while studying in Canada.
๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
The proposed regulations are expected to protect international students from fraudulent schemes, such as those experienced by hundreds of Indian students last year. These students arrived in Canada with fake letters of offer and were asked to switch to different colleges upon arrival.