Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) announced today additional measures to support international students beginning a new program online this fall with a Canadian learning institution.

The new measures include

• providing priority study-permit processing for students who have submitted a complete application online, to ensure that permits are processed as quickly as possible

• allowing students to count the time spent pursuing their studies online abroad toward their eligibility for a post-graduation work permit, if they have submitted a study permit application and if at least 50% of their program is completed in Canada

• providing reassurances to international students who cannot submit all of the documentation needed to complete processing of their applications, and who choose to pursue programs through distance learning, by implementing a temporary 2-stage approval process

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