Indians will account for the greatest percentage of international students in Canada in 2022—nearly 41%, or 225,835 permits—compared to previous years.
The number of study permits Canada granted to Indian students fell sharply late last year after India expelled Canadian diplomats who would process the permits, a senior Canadian official told Reuters. The reason for the decline in Indian student applications was a diplomatic spat over the death of a Khalistani terrorist in Canada.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller said in an interview that he doubts there will be a significant rise in the number of study permits given to Indians in the near future. Diplomatic tensions erupted after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared in June that there was evidence connecting Indian agents to the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.
Miller predicts that the tensions will likely keep having an impact on the results going forward.
“Our relationship with India has really halved our ability to process a lot of applications from India,” Miller said.
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Indians will account for the greatest percentage of international students in Canada in 2022—nearly 41%, or 225,835 permits—compared to previous years.
The number of study permits Canada granted to Indian students fell sharply late last year after India expelled Canadian diplomats who would process the permits, a senior Canadian official told Reuters. The reason for the decline in Indian student applications was a diplomatic spat over the death of a Khalistani terrorist in Canada.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller said in an interview that he doubts there will be a significant rise in the number of study permits given to Indians in the near future. Diplomatic tensions erupted after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared in June that there was evidence connecting Indian agents to the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.
Miller predicts that the tensions will likely keep having an impact on the results going forward.
“Our relationship with India has really halved our ability to process a lot of applications from India,” Miller said.
