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Canadian Bureau for International Education

642,000 international students: Canada now ranks 3rd globally in foreign student attraction Canada’s international student population has tripled over the past decade to 642,000 in 2019. Canada has moved into third place globally behind the United States of America and Australia.

Canada is now the world’s third-leading destination of international students, with a staggering 642,000 foreign students.

By Kareem El-Assal

Canada welcomed more than 400,000 new international students in 2019 The number of study permits that took effect has almost doubled since 2015. Most students are arriving from India, China, South Korea, France, Vietnam, Brazil, Iran, Nigeria, the United States and Japan

Canada had yet another major year in international student recruitment as it approved 404,000 new study permits in 2019.

By Kareem El-Assal

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