Overview
- Government figures show the Indian rejection rate jumped to 74% in August 2025 from 32% a year earlier.
- Indian applications fell sharply to 4,515 in August 2025, down from 20,900 in August 2023.
- Across all nationalities, about 40% of study-permit applications were refused in August, compared with roughly 24% for applicants from China.
- Canada cut international student permits for a second year in early 2025 as part of efforts to curb temporary migration, after uncovering about 1,550 fraudulent acceptance letters in 2023 and flagging over 14,000 potentially fraudulent letters in 2024.
- Universities report steep declines in Indian enrolment, visa advisers describe stricter checks on funding sources, and India’s embassy notes decisions rest with Canada while praising the quality of Indian students.