Canada welcomed 450,000 new international students in 2021 !  Record numbers Last year’s total represents a doubling compared to 2015.  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) releases data on a monthly basis of new study permits that take effect. These are new students arriving to Canada as well as foreign nationals already in Canada who successfully obtained a study permit. Unsurprisingly, the period between July and August saw the most new study permits taking effect,