A language-education market review, not a new September immigration policy
Canada's English- and French-language programmes face continuing enrolment pressure. Languages Canada's survey, prepared by BONARD and dated June 2026 on its cover, reports on 2025. An independent report in The PIE News on 14 August also describes declining language-programme enrolments. We rechecked both on 25 September to help families plan language study. No new rule takes effect today.
Key figures and the comparison sample
The official report received responses from 160 member programmes and recorded a 2025 total of 81,636 students, 798,891 student weeks . Among these, 151 programmes that reported in both 2024 and 2025 reported a year-on-year fall in student numbers of 13% and a fall in student weeks of 19% . Student weeks measure total study volume, a different indicator from student numbers.
The survey covers members' international and domestic students, including in-person and online study. The 13% figure is not a decline in all international students in Canada and cannot establish changes at an individual institution.
Interpreting pressures on the sector
The PIE News interviewed Languages Canada's executive director about policy uncertainty and recruitment conditions. These are the association's views; the survey does not isolate the causal effect of each policy or announce new government entry requirements.
Implications for Taiwanese students and families
Our advice: before paying a deposit, confirm course delivery, location, weekly teaching hours, transfers, cancellation, refunds and accommodation terms directly with the school. If using an agent, retain the school's confirmation and payment records.
A sector-wide decline does not mean every school has stopped teaching, that admission is easier, or that progression to university is guaranteed. Check programme recognition and progression with the institution and entry procedures with Canadian authorities.
Verification and image credits
The original PDF is linked from the research page above. We checked pages 4–7 and the full independent report. This 2023 Montreal cityscape is an archive image, not a recruitment or closure event, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
