Canada rejects 74% Indian study permits in August amid crackdown
Amid immigration crackdown, about 74% of Indian applications for permits to study at Canadian post-secondary institutions in August were rejected, compared to about 32% in August 2023, Reuters reported, citing immigration department data. Number of Indians applying declined from 20,900 in August 2023 to 4,515 applicants in August 2025. India had highest number of study permit rejections in August.