Immigration Plan Slashes Student Visas, Prioritizes Economic Newcomers

While Ottawa’s Budget Cuts Temporary Resident Numbers, Permanent Immigration Targets Rise

Commentary Amidst the fanfare of Tuesday’s dramatic budget announcement, the federal government’s first three-year Immigration Levels Plan has thus far received comparatively little attention–despite being included inside the budget itself (usually, the Levels Plan is released as a stand-alone announcement). On page 95 of the 406-page budget, we find the 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan. It promises that the focus will be on “taking back contro…

Canada will reduce international student permits by more than half

OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s new immigration plan shifts the focus toward economic immigrants and cuts by more than half the number of new international students that can come to study in Canada.

Federal government slashes temporary immigration, freezes permanent resident intake

The government originally planned to cap foreign student visas at 305,000 over the next two years but Carney will slash that in half by 2026

Immigration plan slashes student visas, prioritizes economic newcomers

OTTAWA — Canada's 2026-2028 immigration levels plan aims to increase the number of economic immigrants coming to the country while cutting temporary migration, largely through a dramatic reduction in student visas.