Canada ' s International Student Policy 2027 is about to enter its next phase. Recently published by the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) of Canada, 2026 Government Minister Transmission Binder shows that the federal government expects to be It's set for fall 2026, 2027. and seek ministerial approval for the distribution of quotas among provinces and territories.
The same policy information again confirms that Canada is currently in the 2026-2028 Immmigration Services Plan as follows: In 2027, 150,000 new entry targets for international students were set. 。 This number is below 155,000 in 2026.
Fifteen thousand is the new entry target. Not all Canadian international students.
The most open to misinterpretation here is the definition of numbers. The IRCC target of 150,000 is the target number of Study Permit expected to be granted to new international students in 2027, not the total number of all student permit holders in Canada.
There are still a large number of international students in Canada who are already in school, so it is not possible to interpret "150,000" as having only 150,000 international students throughout Canada.
Studi Permit Cap is not the same as arrival target.
Another concept that needs to be distinguished is Study Permit cap and student arrivals target。
The Government of Canada ' s Immmigration Internationals Plan first set an overall target for new temporary residents, of whom 150,000 were students in 2027; The Study Permit Cap, on the other hand, relates to the actual quota of admissible or issued applications and the subsequent implementation of the policy allocated to the provinces, regions and designated learning institutions (DLIs).
IRCC's latest Transtion Binder writes clearly: 2027 study permit cap in fall 2026 with provincial and territorial quota approvals 。 As a result, 150,000 persons could not be directly equated at this stage with the eventually available Studi Permit quota in the provinces.
Why does Canada continue to keep the number of new arrivals of international students down?
IRCC sets out in its policy paper the following background: the pressure on trials due to the rapid increase in the number of international students in the past, the overdependence of some schools on international tuition fees, the financial pressure and lack of support on students, and the Government's desire to bring the size of international students more into line with permanent resident quotas and public service capacity.
According to the Government of Canada 2026-2028 Immmigration Internationals Plan, the overall goal of new entry for temporary residents is 385,000 in 2026, 370,000 in 2027, 370,000 in 2028 。 Among them, the target for students was the following: 155,000, 150,000, 150,000 。
What is the impact on students and parents in Taiwan?
In 2027, the greatest focus for Taiwan students at Canadian universities, colleges or other DLIs is not on the immediate emergence of new application restrictions. In 2027, the actual allocations for the provinces remained open for the fall policy. 。
Therefore, students who are planning to enrol in school in 2027 should complete their school application early and simultaneously confirm their need for a Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) or Territorial Attestation Letter (TAL). Different levels of degrees and school-type exemptions may differ and cannot be prepared solely on the basis of the previous year ' s rule.
If the last quota is limited in the hot provinces, the pace of enrolment in some schools, the speed of PAL distribution or the way in which it is managed may be affected. When comparing schools in Canada, families in Taiwan should also plan for DLI qualifications, whether the curriculum meets the PGWP conditions, the local province policy, and the Story Permit documentation requirements.
What is not yet certain?
To date, IRCC has identified 150,000 new entry targets for students in 2027 and will set the policy time frame for Study Permit Cap in autumn 2026; The final provincial and territorial quotas, the number of places available to each DLI and whether the different categories will be further adjusted have not yet been officially announced.
Therefore, any early assertion that a province has determined the number of places to be reduced and that a university has obtained a specific number of Study Permit quotas will have to wait for official announcements to confirm.
For students preparing to go to Canada in 2027, the most noteworthy in the coming months is the specific impact on university enrolment and PAL/TAL distribution following IRCC ' s announcement of 2027 Study Permit Cap ' s actual quota allocation with the provinces.
