How would the new student permit cap affect international applicants?

[Just another Italian]

The IRCC just announced that they're limiting international study permits for two years, aiming to reduce the total to 360k. However, Ontario would have to reduce its share by 50%. And the cap is also targeted towards undergrad degrees, which the J.D. falls into. I have aspirations to study in Ontario. Did the cap just render international applicants less competitive? 

 

[Mal]

17 hours ago, Just another Italian said:

The IRCC just announced that they're limiting international study permits for two years, aiming to reduce the total to 360k. However, Ontario would have to reduce its share by 50%. And the cap is also targeted towards undergrad degrees, which the J.D. falls into. I have aspirations to study in Ontario. Did the cap just render international applicants less competitive? 

 

Whether you are accepted to the law degree is separate from your immigration status, therefore it doesn't make you less competitive. The problem is that you need a study permit to come into the country, but given that the details of how they will limit study permits are not yet available, it is not clear whether this will affect any particular student.

I suspect it won't affect J.D. students, provinces are more likely to substantially reduce the private institutions first. But this is a political move that is difficult to predict. 

[SmallBart]

I don't have inside information from either the policy or the academic side but from what reporting I've seen, the cap is mainly targeting colleges rather than universities. There are a lot of schools, particularly in Ontario, that have become something of a backdoor into the immigration system by admitting anyone who can pay and giving diplomas in things like "supply chain management", to the point of the student body being primarily international students. I wouldn't be overly concerned about a big cut to international admissions to Canadian law schools or even undergraduate programs.

[Diplock]

7 minutes ago, SmallBart said:

There are a lot of schools [...] giving diplomas in things like "supply chain management"

I always suspected that wasn't really a thing.

[Just another Italian]

17 hours ago, Mal said:

Whether you are accepted to the law degree is separate from your immigration status

Thanks for your response!

I'm fairly surprised by this statement since I've heard that U.S. law schools do take into account immigration status.

[erin otoole]

16 hours ago, Diplock said:

I always suspected that wasn't really a thing.

https://www.flemingcollegetoronto.ca/programs/supply-chain-management-global-logistics-graduate-certificate

Absolutely is a thing. 

[Diplock]

35 minutes ago, erin otoole said:

https://www.flemingcollegetoronto.ca/programs/supply-chain-management-global-logistics-graduate-certificate

Absolutely is a thing. 

I was almost sure someone wouldn't get the joke.