Have you ever wondered what were study visa approval rates in 2021. We requested IRCC via an ATIP (Access to Information and Privacy) to provide latest data on total number of study visa applications (including extensions) processed from January 2021 – October 2021, by country of citizenship and destination province. As per IRCC, data after October 2021 is not yet available.
This ATIP provided aforementioned data for all the countries around the world. However, we compiled the data for 30 countries where INC – Immigration News Canada has presence of more than 1,000 website visitors. Below are the province-wise tables in alphabetical order with data on country-wise approval rates.
Alberta
| Country | Approval Rate | Total Applications |
| Ireland | 100% | 21 |
| UAE | 100% | 1 |
| Australia | 98% | 43 |
| Germany | 97% | 312 |
| France | 96% | 139 |
| Kuwait | 91% | 35 |
| United Kingdom | 91% | 207 |
| United States | 90% | 391 |
| Hong Kong | 89% | 591 |
| Saudi Arabia | 89% | 29 |
| Singapore | 89% | 18 |
| Brazil | 87% | 574 |
| Sri Lanka | 85% | 118 |
| Malaysia | 84% | 64 |
| India | 83% | 7,851 |
| South Africa | 82% | 104 |
| Morocco | 76% | 67 |
| Turkey | 74% | 87 |
| Bangladesh | 73% | 632 |
| Colombia | 72% | 433 |
| Indonesia | 69% | 96 |
| Pakistan | 69% | 439 |
| Philipines | 68% | 3,125 |
| Nepal | 66% | 67 |
| Lebanon | 62% | 87 |
| Jamaica | 60% | 179 |
| Nigeria | 50% | 1,422 |
| Ghana | 40% | 228 |
| Afghanistan | 23% | 14 |
| Kenya | 22% | 560 |
British Columbia
| Country | Approval Rate | Total Applications |
| UAE | 100% | 10 |
| Germany | 98% | 2,752 |
| Singapore | 98% | 125 |
| Australia | 96% | 112 |
| Ireland | 95% | 65 |
| France | 94% | 453 |
| United States | 94% | 1,846 |
| Hong Kong | 93% | 2,512 |
| United Kingdom | 93% | 623 |
| Brazil | 87% | 3,085 |
| Kuwait | 86% | 21 |
| Malaysia | 85% | 178 |
| Saudi Arabia | 84% | 123 |
| South Africa | 78% | 290 |
| Indonesia | 76% | 871 |
| Colombia | 72% | 1,992 |
| India | 72% | 34,556 |
| Philipines | 72% | 3,674 |
| Nepal | 71% | 245 |
| Morocco | 65% | 102 |
| Turkey | 61% | 1,196 |
| Bangladesh | 59% | 1,432 |
| Nigeria | 52% | 1,779 |
| Jamaica | 51% | 329 |
| Sri Lanka | 51% | 917 |
| Lebanon | 50% | 74 |
| Kenya | 46% | 528 |
| Pakistan | 44% | 871 |
| Ghana | 35% | 348 |
| Afghanistan | 21% | 58 |
Manitoba
| Country | Approval Rate | Total Applications |
| Lebanon | 100% | 11 |
| Saudi Arabia | 100% | 9 |
| Singapore | 100% | 4 |
| France | 94% | 17 |
| Germany | 94% | 70 |
| Indonesia | 94% | 38 |
| United States | 91% | 195 |
| Hong Kong | 89% | 656 |
| Australia | 86% | 7 |
| Brazil | 85% | 258 |
| India | 80% | 3,688 |
| Ireland | 78% | 9 |
| South Africa | 78% | 41 |
| Sri Lanka | 78% | 103 |
| Philipines | 74% | 534 |
| United Kingdom | 74% | 105 |
| Malaysia | 70% | 31 |
| Turkey | 70% | 33 |
| Bangladesh | 68% | 1,098 |
| Jamaica | 67% | 101 |
| Nepal | 65% | 68 |
| Kenya | 61% | 203 |
| Morocco | 57% | 49 |
| Pakistan | 55% | 466 |
| Colombia | 53% | 420 |
| Ghana | 35% | 254 |
| Nigeria | 33% | 3,650 |
| Afghanistan | 20% | 5 |
| Kuwait | 0% | 0 |
| UAE | 0% | 0 |
New Brunswick
| Country | Approval Rate | Total Applications |
| France | 100% | 43 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1 |
| Germany | 98% | 188 |
| United Kingdom | 96% | 123 |
| Hong Kong | 91% | 44 |
| Turkey | 91% | 64 |
| United States | 88% | 68 |
| Brazil | 81% | 338 |
| Australia | 75% | 4 |
| Malaysia | 67% | 9 |
| Colombia | 65% | 201 |
| India | 65% | 1,455 |
| Philipines | 62% | 754 |
| Saudi Arabia | 60% | 5 |
| South Africa | 60% | 16 |
| Nepal | 54% | 13 |
| Morocco | 51% | 312 |
| Jamaica | 48% | 114 |
| Pakistan | 43% | 115 |
| Bangladesh | 42% | 158 |
| Kenya | 40% | 25 |
| Nigeria | 38% | 792 |
| Lebanon | 35% | 17 |
| Sri Lanka | 35% | 37 |
| Indonesia | 33% | 9 |
| Ghana | 23% | 133 |
| Afghanistan | 0% | 4 |
| Ireland | 0% | 0 |
| Kuwait | 0% | 0 |
| UAE | 0% | 0 |
Newfoundland and Labrador
| Country | Approval Rate | Total Applications |
| France | 100% | 11 |
| Ireland | 100% | 7 |
| Kuwait | 100% | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 100% | 4 |
| UAE | 100% | 1 |
| Turkey | 97% | 30 |
| United States | 95% | 77 |
| Germany | 94% | 140 |
| Brazil | 90% | 52 |
| Indonesia | 88% | 17 |
| United Kingdom | 87% | 24 |
| Nepal | 83% | 14 |
| Sri Lanka | 82% | 57 |
| Hong Kong | 75% | 8 |
| Philipines | 75% | 107 |
| Morocco | 72% | 18 |
| South Africa | 68% | 23 |
| Colombia | 67% | 21 |
| Jamaica | 65% | 23 |
| Bangladesh | 60% | 643 |
| Lebanon | 59% | 22 |
| India | 56% | 819 |
| Kenya | 56% | 18 |
| Malaysia | 54% | 13 |
| Pakistan | 53% | 158 |
| Nigeria | 47% | 592 |
| Ghana | 26% | 234 |
| Afghanistan | 0% | 1 |
| Australia | 0% | 0 |
| Singapore | 0% | 0 |
Nova Scotia
| Country | Approval Rate | Total Applications |
| Australia | 100% | 8 |
| Ireland | 100% | 13 |
| Singapore | 100% | 3 |
| France | 96% | 49 |
| Kuwait | 96% | 74 |
| Germany | 95% | 227 |
| United Kingdom | 95% | 140 |
| Malaysia | 91% | 23 |
| Hong Kong | 87% | 72 |
| Brazil | 85% | 272 |
| Saudi Arabia | 85% | 27 |
| United States | 85% | 178 |
| South Africa | 80% | 34 |
| India | 75% | 3,920 |
| Philipines | 74% | 251 |
| Nepal | 71% | 28 |
| Sri Lanka | 69% | 75 |
| Turkey | 69% | 111 |
| Indonesia | 63% | 8 |
| Lebanon | 63% | 27 |
| Bangladesh | 61% | 360 |
| Colombia | 57% | 86 |
| Jamaica | 56% | 112 |
| Pakistan | 51% | 192 |
| Morocco | 43% | 42 |
| UAE | 43% | 7 |
| Kenya | 33% | 93 |
| Nigeria | 29% | 1,146 |
| Ghana | 17% | 301 |
| Afghanistan | 0% | 2 |
Ontario
| Country | Approval Rate | Total Applications |
| Germany | 98% | 832 |
| France | 97% | 1,116 |
| Australia | 95% | 101 |
| Singapore | 93% | 125 |
| Ireland | 91% | 99 |
| United States | 91% | 2,142 |
| United Kingdom | 90% | 912 |
| Kuwait | 89% | 118 |
| Hong Kong | 88% | 2,679 |
| Saudi Arabia | 86% | 332 |
| Malaysia | 85% | 202 |
| Brazil | 84% | 4,154 |
| UAE | 82% | 22 |
| Indonesia | 81% | 547 |
| South Africa | 76% | 318 |
| India | 71% | 143,117 |
| Morocco | 71% | 1,166 |
| Nepal | 70% | 1,443 |
| Philipines | 70% | 9,236 |
| Colombia | 68% | 3,980 |
| Jamaica | 60% | 1,451 |
| Sri Lanka | 56% | 1,381 |
| Lebanon | 55% | 647 |
| Turkey | 54% | 3,646 |
| Bangladesh | 50% | 3,927 |
| Nigeria | 47% | 9,097 |
| Pakistan | 44% | 3,096 |
| Kenya | 42% | 900 |
| Ghana | 25% | 1,723 |
| Afghanistan | 22% | 176 |
Prince Edward Island
| Country | Approval Rate | Total Applications |
| Australia | 100% | 1 |
| France | 100% | 2 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 5 |
| Singapore | 100% | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 100% | 11 |
| Hong Kong | 96% | 124 |
| Germany | 91% | 11 |
| Nepal | 91% | 32 |
| Saudi Arabia | 89% | 9 |
| United States | 88% | 68 |
| India | 79% | 261 |
| Brazil | 78% | 36 |
| South Africa | 75% | 12 |
| Lebanon | 67% | 12 |
| Philipines | 60% | 87 |
| Bangladesh | 56% | 41 |
| Indonesia | 50% | 2 |
| Turkey | 50% | 12 |
| Colombia | 49% | 56 |
| Sri Lanka | 47% | 15 |
| Nigeria | 46% | 271 |
| Pakistan | 44% | 41 |
| Jamaica | 39% | 38 |
| Morocco | 17% | 6 |
| Ghana | 16% | 133 |
| Kenya | 7% | 15 |
| Afghanistan | 0% | 1 |
| Kuwait | 0% | 0 |
| UAE | 0% | 0 |
Quebec
| Country | Approval Rate | Total Applications |
| Kuwait | 100% | 10 |
| Germany | 98% | 372 |
| Australia | 97% | 30 |
| France | 95% | 13,284 |
| Singapore | 95% | 22 |
| United Kingdom | 95% | 227 |
| Ireland | 94% | 33 |
| Hong Kong | 92% | 240 |
| United States | 89% | 1,112 |
| Turkey | 86% | 231 |
| Brazil | 85% | 1,255 |
| Malaysia | 85% | 28 |
| Bangladesh | 84% | 402 |
| Saudi Arabia | 82% | 79 |
| Indonesia | 78% | 245 |
| Philipines | 78% | 245 |
| Nepal | 76% | 33 |
| Kenya | 72% | 52 |
| South Africa | 69% | 33 |
| Jamaica | 68% | 20 |
| Pakistan | 68% | 337 |
| Sri Lanka | 68% | 40 |
| Lebanon | 67% | 797 |
| Colombia | 66% | 2,155 |
| Nigeria | 61% | 351 |
| UAE | 60% | 10 |
| Morocco | 55% | 4,049 |
| Ghana | 43% | 113 |
| India | 38% | 22,214 |
| Afghanistan | 31% | 16 |
Saskatchewan
| Country | Approval Rate | Total Applications |
| Australia | 100% | 4 |
| France | 100% | 19 |
| Kuwait | 100% | 3 |
| Brazil | 97% | 67 |
| United Kingdom | 97% | 38 |
| Hong Kong | 92% | 87 |
| Germany | 89% | 36 |
| United States | 89% | 76 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 7 |
| South Africa | 84% | 71 |
| Nepal | 83% | 41 |
| Philipines | 79% | 269 |
| Colombia | 77% | 45 |
| Indonesia | 75% | 4 |
| Ireland | 75% | 8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 71% | 8 |
| Jamaica | 70% | 62 |
| India | 69% | 3,109 |
| Sri Lanka | 62% | 29 |
| Morocco | 60% | 10 |
| Lebanon | 57% | 7 |
| Bangladesh | 56% | 485 |
| Pakistan | 38% | 186 |
| Turkey | 36% | 14 |
| Ghana | 31% | 242 |
| Nigeria | 27% | 2,013 |
| Kenya | 24% | 54 |
| Afghanistan | 8% | 12 |
| Singapore | 0% | 0 |
| UAE | 0% | 0 |
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