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Update on CIC Initiatives for International Students

CAPS-I Conference Saskatoon, May 31, 2010. Update on CIC Initiatives for International Students. Purpose. To provide an update on recent initiatives related to international students including: Trends on international students Student processing overseas and in Canada

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Update on CIC Initiatives for International Students

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  1. CAPS-I Conference Saskatoon, May 31, 2010 Update on CIC Initiatives for International Students

  2. Purpose • To provide an update on recent initiatives related to international students including: • Trends on international students • Student processing overseas and in Canada • Update on E-applications and Visa Application Centers • Work permit programs • Best-practices exercise

  3. Trends of International Students • Annual entries increasing in recent years • 85,301 international students entered Canada in 2009 • 18,303 international students entered Canada at K-12 level in 2009 • Total number of students residing in Canada also increasing • 196,227 students residing in Canada (as of December 1, 2009) • 34,445 students residing in Canada at K-12 level (as of December 1, 2009) Source: Facts and Figures, Citizenship and Immigration Canada

  4. Students by Level of Education • Large share of international students destined to universities and K-12 level • 35,718 students entered at university level in 2009 (42% of total) • 18,303 students entered in K-12 level (21% of total) • Decrease of 8% in number of students destined to K-12 from 2008-09 • Relates to decrease in numbers of students from Korea

  5. Student at K-12 by Countries of Origin • Students from Korea (4,190) and China (2,974) represented 39% of total annual entries of foreign students at K-12 level in 2009 • But decrease of 29% of Korean students from 2008 to 2009 • Followed by Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, USA, UK, Hong Kong, and Taiwan • Top 10 source countries represented 75% of annual entries at K-12 level Source: Facts and Figures, Citizenship and Immigration Canada

  6. Student at K-12 by Province and Territory of Destination

  7. CIC Processing of Study Permits • Approval Rates of Study Permits • 75% approval rate globally for study permit applications for all levels of study in 2009 • 89% approval rate for study permit applications destined to secondary level of study in 2009 • 83% approval rate for study permit applications destined to primary level of study in 2009 • Processing times at Missions Overseas • 50% of SP decisions finalized within 21 days for all levels of study in 2009 • 50% of SP decisions finalized within 21 days for secondary level of study in 2009 • 50% of SP decisions finalized within 21 days for primary level of study in 2009

  8. Operational Improvements • On-line applications • On-line applications now available for study permit extensions in Canada, off-Campus WPs, post-graduation WPs, and WPs for spouses of international students • Upcoming pilot project on study permits in select visa-exempt countries • Request being evaluated by CIC Legal Services on access to on-line applications by minors and/or their parents • Visa Application Centers (VACs) • General information and services provided by VACs available on-line in CIC best-practices “bulletin” and directly from CIC Mission websites • In addition to existing VACs, 3 additional VACs were opened in Mexico in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey in 2009

  9. CIC Updates – WP Programs and K-12 Work Permit Programs • Work permit programs for international students currently limited to students attending post-secondary institutions • Only exception is under work related to an educational program (R 205(c)(i) – Exemption C-30), e.g., Provincial requirement in British Columbia • British Columbia requires all high school students in grades 11 and 12 to obtain work experience in order to graduate • In these cases, the employer is the school or school district, the location of employment is British Columbia and the employment is open • http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/fw/fw01-eng.pdf (Foreign Worker Manual, page 63)

  10. Best-Practices Exercise • Collection of input completed following Spring 2009 ACISI meeting • CIC working to implement recommendations from PTs/stakeholders that affect CIC operations, including: • Mission websites and communications materials • Continued implementation of VACs and e-applications to expedite processing and improve completeness of applications overseas and in-Canada • Pilot projects being introduced in key source countries (e.g. SPP in India, upfront medicals in China) • Development and sharing of statistical products on students • Best-practices “bulletin” to be available on-line

  11. CIC Information on Minors • CIC website – Minors • http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study-minors.asp • CIC website – Information for Educational Institutions • http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/institutions/index.asp • CIC’s OP 12 • http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op12-eng.pdf • Section 5.1 – Study Permits • Section 5.2 -- Exemptions from Study Permits • Section 5.16 – Custodianships and age of majority • Section 5.17 – Minor Children • Section 7.14 – Determining Eligibility Periods (i.e. Length of study permits)

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