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<\/a>The government first announced that the new limit means there will be approximately 360,000 approved study permits, a 35 percent decrease from the previous year. However, it later said that that number included students who are not subject to the cap, like those in K-12 and graduate students, putting the number closer to 292,000 for college and university undergraduate programs.<\/p>\n
For BC, the allocation allows for 83,000 study permit applications.<\/p>\n
Camosun acting vice president of enrolment and community engagement Richard Stride says Camosun sees its PAL allocation as a fair assessment by the federal government.<\/p>\n
\u201cIRCC has a record of typically approving about 60 percent of applications,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd so, rather than monitoring the number of students that we have approved study permits, they are monitoring the number of applications that they will review. So they give us a number like 1,643 so that if 60 percent applied, that would come at about our historical numbers for new study permits.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stride believes that the cap won\u2019t affect the amount of students starting at Camosun during this period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe still have our complement of returning international students in addition to our permits for new students, \u201c he says. \u201cSo, based on the number that the IRCC has stated and the provincial government has given us and the 1,643, we do not see any decline in our international student intake and total number of international students over the coming year.\u201d<\/p>\n CCSS executive director Michel Turcotte says that the CCSS is pleased to hear the figures for the allocated PALs but says the timing raises some concerns.<\/p>\n \u201cThe CCSS was very happy to hear that we had received up to 1,643 attestation letters because we feel that should applications materialize, that number will keep us whole,\u201d Turcotte says. \u201cThat said, there\u2019s still some concerns about summer semester, because this whole process is coming late in the game, and it will be hard to get the normal number of international students that we expect in the summer semester to actually materialize.\u201d<\/p>\n Stride says the allocation will not bear any financial strain on student services and support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere should be no impact on the students at all at this point,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s a different process that the IRCC has stated for us, but our students should have the same opportunities that they\u2019ve been having.\u201d<\/p>\n During the federal government\u2019s decision-making process over the international student caps, many institutions, such as Camosun, were left in the dark. Stride says that the college hopes to see better transparency by the government over the next two years so they can better prepare for changes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI would say that Camosun is hoping that on an ongoing basis, there is a clear expectation from IRCC and the federal government for new study permits so that we\u2019re able to plan appropriately,\u201d says Stride.<\/p>\n Turcotte says the former international student system resulted in international students being exploited, and he has hope that this is a positive decision by the government.<\/p>\n \u201cThe number of international student visas that Canada had been issuing was increasing at a significant rate every year, as more\u2014private, particularly, but also public\u2014institutions sought to substantially increase their numbers,\u201d he says. \u201cThat was creating problems on campuses, off campuses, in terms of being able to provide services and quality education to those students.\u201d<\/p>\n Turcotte says the CCSS is a firm believer that international students provide valuable diversity to post-secondary campuses. The opportunity that domestic students have to study alongside international students is something Turcotte sees as an asset for Camosun. However, post-secondary institutions relying on financial support from international students has led to negative impacts on the students, he says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cUltimately, yes, it helps having international students help to fund the system to ensure that there\u2019s a quality education provider for our domestic students,\u201d he says. \u201cBut in the process, we can\u2019t seek to exploit international students just purely for financial benefit. And that, unfortunately, is what was happening in Canada and perhaps even making us a less desirable market for those international students.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Tuesday, March 5, Camosun College announced its provincial attestation letter (PAL) allocation as set by the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. Between January 22, 2024 and January 21, 2025, the college will be able to issue up to 1,643 PALs to prospective international students. 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