Overview
- IRCC told a House of Commons committee that 47,175 students were flagged as potentially not meeting study‑permit conditions, representing about 8% of the cohort checked.
- Officials stressed the status is not yet confirmed, as the flags originate from Designated Learning Institutions that reported losing contact or non‑attendance.
- India is among the top nationalities in the flagged group, with earlier IRCC data showing roughly 50,000 spring 2024 “no‑shows,” including about 19,600 Indians.
- IRCC has no direct mechanism to track cases when institutions fail to report, while the Canada Border Services Agency is responsible for inland investigations and removals.
- Parliamentary scrutiny is intensifying, with Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner moving to summon Conestoga College’s president as broader policy changes drive steep declines in study permits and high rejection rates for Indian applicants.