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加拿大宣布4大留學生新政：2項收緊+1項放寬 上課工作都受影響
2023年12月07日 加拿大留學生問吧作者：51.CA 伍沐
就在剛剛！加拿大移民部官宣了4個涉及留學生的新政策，涉及申請學簽、網課、學簽工作時限，以及畢業工簽延長政策。
移民、難民和公民部長馬克·米勒（Marc Miller）今天宣布，從2024年1月1日起，學習許可申請人的生活費用要求將提高，以便國際學生為在加拿大的生活做好經濟準備。
2024年開始，申請人需要證明除了擁有第一年的學費之外，他們還有需要有$20,635元的存款，相當於加拿大統計局每年更新低收入標準（LICO）的75%。
此更改將適用於2024年1月1日或之後收到的新學習許可申請。
自2000年代初以來，學習許可申請人的生活費要求一直沒有變化，當時單個申請人的生活費要求為$10,000元。因此，隨著時間的推移，目前的要求無法滿足生活成本，導致學生到達加拿大後才發現他們的資金不夠。
同時，米勒部長還提供了影響已經在加拿大的留學生的3項政策的更新情況，這些政策均將於2023年底到期，其中包括：
留學生在上課期間可在校外工作的每周小時數限製的豁免將延長至2024年4月30日。已經在加拿大的留學生以及在2023年12月7日前提交了學習許可申請的人，在此之前每周可以在校外工作20小時以上。未來我們將繼續研究這項政策的選擇，例如也許將國際留學生在上課期間的校外工作時間永久延長至每周30小時。
現在，移民部允許國際留學生將在線學習時間計入未來申請畢業工作許可證的學習總時間，隻要在線學習時間占總學習時間的50%以下。該措施將繼續適用於以下學生：在2024年9月1日之前開始學習的。此措施將不再適用於在該日期或之後開始學習的學生。在線學習便利政策於2020年首次實施，並於2022年9月縮小了範圍。目前，絕大多數國際學生都在加拿大線下學習。
針對疫情後恢複期間勞動力市場混亂的情況，加拿大先後3次出台臨時政策，為畢業工作許可證持有者在即將到期時提供額外18個月的工簽。目前，如果畢業工作許可在2023年12月31日及以前到期的持有人仍有資格申請。不過，這一臨時政策不會進一步延長。
今天的公告是在2023年10月27日宣布對國際留學生計劃進行重要改革之後發布的。該改革涉及製定一個新框架，以表彰為國際學生提供優質服務和支持的學習機構。
加拿大政府希望學習機構接受他們能夠提容納的學生數量，而不是超量接收大量學生。
在歡迎國際留學生時，加拿大政府表示自己有責任確保學生來到我們國家時得到支持。在2024年9月學期之前，聯邦政府需要限製簽證數量，以確保指定的學習機構有能力為學生提供足夠的支持。
加拿大政府表示：“我們必須解決使一些國際留學生處於弱勢並麵臨挑戰的問題。隨著生活費用要求提高，抵達加拿大的學生在開始學習時將擁有更強大的經濟基礎。”
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Minister Miller to provide update on the International Students Program
Media advisory
Ottawa, December 7, 2023—The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will hold a media scrum to provide an update on the International Students Program.
Date:
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Time:
1:30 p.m. ET
Location:
Wellington Street, West Block
Room 135-B
Ottawa, Ontario
Notes for media:
- Media attending the event in person are asked to arrive no later than 1:15 p.m. ET.
- Members of the parliamentary press gallery will be able to access the event.
- Accredited media who are not members of the parliamentary press gallery may apply for a temporary pass.
For more information (media only):
Bahoz Dara Aziz
Minister’s Office
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Bahoz.DaraAziz@cic.gc.ca
Media Relations
Communications Sector
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
media@cic.gc.ca
Revised requirements to better protect international students
News release
December 7, 2023—Ottawa—Canada is a top destination for international students, thanks to our high-quality educational institutions; our welcoming, diverse society; and the opportunities for some to work or immigrate permanently after graduation. While international students have contributed to life on campuses and innovation across the country, they have also experienced some serious challenges, such as finding adequate housing, as they pursue their studies in Canada.
The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced today that starting January 1, 2024, the cost-of-living financial requirement for study permit applicants will be raised so that international students are financially prepared for life in Canada. Moving forward, this threshold will be adjusted each year when Statistics Canada updates the low-income cut-off (LICO). LICO represents the minimum income necessary to ensure that an individual does not have to spend a greater than average portion of income on necessities.
The cost-of-living requirement for study permit applicants has not changed since the early 2000s, when it was set at $10,000 for a single applicant. As such, the financial requirement hasn’t kept up with the cost of living over time, resulting in students arriving in Canada only to learn that their funds aren’t adequate. For 2024, a single applicant will need to show they have $20,635, representing 75% of LICO, in addition to their first year of tuition and travel costs. This change will apply to new study permit applications received on or after January 1, 2024.
While this will help prevent student vulnerability and exploitation, we recognize that the impact of the change could vary depending on the applicant. Next year, in collaboration with partners, we intend to implement targeted pilots that will test new ideas aimed at helping underrepresented cohorts of international students pursue their studies in Canada.
Today’s announcement follows important reforms to the International Student Program announced on October 27, 2023, regarding the development of a new framework to recognize learning institutions that provide top-quality services and support, including housing, to international students. We expect learning institutions to only accept the number of students that they can provide adequate supports for, including housing options.
In welcoming international students, we have a responsibility to make sure that students are supported when they come to our country. Ahead of the September 2024 semester, we are prepared to take necessary measures, including limiting visas, to ensure that designated learning institutions provide adequate and sufficient student supports as part of the academic experience. In order to achieve this result, it is imperative to work together with provincial and territorial governments, learning institutions and other education stakeholders, so we can ensure international students are set up for success in Canada.
Minister Miller also provided an update on 3 temporary policies affecting international students that were all set to expire at the end of 2023, including the following:
- The waiver on the 20-hour-per-week limit on the number of hours international students are allowed to work off campus while class is in session will be extended to April 30, 2024. International students already in Canada, as well as applicants who have already submitted an application for a study permit as of December 7, 2023, will be able to work off campus more than 20 hours per week until that time. We continue to examine options for this policy in the future, such as expanding off-campus work hours for international students to 30 hours per week while class is in session.
- The facilitative measure that has allowed international students to count time spent studying online towards the length of a future post-graduation work permit, as long as it constitutes less than 50% of the program of study, will continue to be in place for students who begin a study program before September 1, 2024. This measure will no longer apply to students who begin a study program on or after that date. Distance learning facilitation measures were first implemented in 2020 in response to travel restrictions during the pandemic, and were reduced in scope in September 2022. At this point, the vast majority of international students are studying in person in Canada.
- In response to labour market disruptions during the pandemic and post-pandemic recovery, a temporary policy was introduced on 3 occasions to provide an additional 18-month work permit to post-graduation work permit holders as their initial work permit was expiring. Foreign nationals with a post-graduation work permit expiring up to December 31, 2023, remain eligible to apply. However, this temporary policy will not be extended further.
We value the significant social, cultural and economic benefits that international students bring to Canada, and for those benefits to continue, we must tackle issues that have made some students vulnerable and have challenged the integrity of the International Student Program. With the long-overdue increase to the cost-of-living threshold, students arriving in Canada will be on a stronger financial footing as they begin their studies.
Quotes
“International students provide significant cultural, social and economic benefits to their communities, but they have also faced challenges navigating life in Canada. We are revising the cost-of-living threshold so that international students understand the true cost of living here. This measure is key to their success in Canada. We are also exploring options to ensure that students find adequate housing. These long-overdue changes will protect international students from financially vulnerable situations and exploitation.”
– The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Quick facts
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International education accounts for more than $22 billion in economic activity annually, greater than Canada’s exports of auto parts, lumber or aircraft, and supports more than 200,000 jobs in Canada.
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Quebec establishes its own cost-of-living threshold for international students destined for Quebec’s learning institutions and has continued to raise this threshold periodically.
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The new financial guidelines are also being applied to the Student Direct Stream, a special study permit application process available to residents of 14 countries that requires additional up-front information from the applicant and provides priority processing.
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Contacts
Contacts for media only:
Bahoz Dara Aziz
Press Secretary
Minister’s Office
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Bahoz.DaraAziz@cic.gc.ca
Media Relations
Public Affairs and Strategic Communications Branch
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
media@cic.gc.ca
