Canada reveals breakdown of study permit allocation by province, shares further details on PALs
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released the provincial breakdown of its 2025 study permit allocation, outlining how many international students each province is expected to welcome, and has shared further details on the Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) requirement.
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According to the federal government, 437,000 study permits are projected to be issued in 2025, reflecting a 10% decrease compared to 2024.
To help implement this cap, IRCC introduced Provincial Attestation Letters (PALs).
Today, the department released a more detailed breakdown of how study permits will be issued in 2025, breaking it down according to student categories and those that require PALs (and those that are exempt from the PAL requirement).
Study permits issued to international student in 2025Graduate degree students73,282Kindergarten to grade 12 applicants (PAL/TAL-exempt)72,200All other PAL/TAL-exempt applicants48,524Remaining PAL/TAL-required cohorts242,994Total437,000