Student Direct Stream (SDS) announced for India!! News release June 8, 2018 – Markham, ON – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is making great strides in promoting Canada as a destination of choice for international students seeking a quality education by finding efficient ways to process applications. To support the growth in study permit applications, IRCC today announces the Student Direct Stream (SDS), which is available to students applying for a study permit from China, India, Vietnam and the Philippines. Students from those countries who demonstrate upfront that they have the financial resources and language skills to succeed academically in Canada will benefit from faster processing times. Similar programs have been in place in these 4 countries for a few years. We are aligning them together into 1 program to ensure consistency. We are also working on expanding SDS to Africa and are looking at options in Kenya and Senegal. Expansion to Senegal would b...
IRCC improves the processing of student applications from China, India, Vietnam and the Philippines From: Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada News release June 8, 2018 – Markham, ON – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is making great strides in promoting Canada as a destination of choice for international students seeking a quality education by finding efficient ways to process applications. To support the growth in study permit applications, IRCC today announces the Student Direct Stream (SDS), which is available to students applying for a study permit from China, India, Vietnam and the Philippines. Students from those countries who demonstrate upfront that they have the financial resources and language skills to succeed academically in Canada will benefit from faster processing times. Similar programs have been in place in these 4 countries for a few years. We are aligning them together into 1 program to ensure consistency. We ar...