Study permit holders
275,405
2016
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All countries of citizenship · 2016
Prepared September 24, 2026 8:30 AM
Report parameters
Year
2016
Country of citizenship
All countries of citizenship
Analysis
Citizenship
Executive summary
Study permit summary
Leading citizenship
China, People's Republic of
80,865 permit holders
Historical coverage
2
Years available
Suppressed records
556
Excluded from published total
This report summarizes published study permit-holder data for All countries of citizenship in 2016, including historical context, country rankings, suppression information, and annual trends.
Trend analysis
Annual study permit-holder trend for All countries of citizenship
Annual published study permit-holder totals for All countries of citizenship.
Historical context
Historical performance
Peak year
2016
275,405 permit holders
Historical average
251,133
Complete years
Selected year
275,405
2016
Vs. historical average
+ 9.7%
Above average
Key insights
What the data shows
- 1 Compared with historical average The selected year is 9.7% above the average for complete years.
- 2 Leading category China, People's Republic of ranks first with 80,865 published study permit holders, representing 29.4% of the published total.
- 3 Largest increase India had the largest increase between 2015 and 2016, rising by 21,005 published permit holders.
- 4 Largest decline Saudi Arabia had the largest decline between 2015 and 2016, falling by 2,345 published permit holders.
Comparison
Top countries of citizenship
| Rank | Country of citizenship | Study permit holders | Share | Suppressed records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, People's Republic of | 80,865 | 29.4% | 0 |
| 2 | India | 53,505 | 19.4% | 0 |
| 3 | Korea, Republic of | 17,305 | 6.3% | 0 |
| 4 | France | 12,185 | 4.4% | 0 |
| 5 | Brazil | 7,765 | 2.8% | 0 |
| 6 | Japan | 7,030 | 2.6% | 0 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 6,585 | 2.4% | 0 |
| 8 | United States of America | 6,435 | 2.3% | 0 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 5,845 | 2.1% | 0 |
| 10 | Vietnam | 5,520 | 2.0% | 0 |
Historical trend
Annual study permit trend for All countries of citizenship
| Year | Study permit holders | YoY change | Suppressed records | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 226,860 | — | 595 | Complete year |
| 2016 | 275,405 | +21.4% | 556 | Complete year |
Dataset information
About this report
Source, selection, coverage, and generation details for this analytical report.
- Dataset
- Study permit holders by country of citizenship and year
- Publisher
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Year
- 2016
- Country of citizenship
- All countries of citizenship
- Analysis
- Citizenship
- Records included
- 0
- Report generated
- September 24, 2026, 8:30 a.m.
Methodology
How this report was prepared
This report uses published Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada study permit-holder data by country of citizenship and the year in which study permits became effective.
Historical totals, rankings, shares, annual changes, suppression counts, and analytical findings are derived from the same normalized records used by the interactive Study Permit Explorer.
Important note
Published totals may exclude suppressed values. Suppressed records are reported separately where present and are not included in published study permit-holder totals.
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