Canada sees sharp decline in international students and temporary worker arrivals in 2026. Here’s how much numbers have dropped

Toronto Star: Canada recorded 11,195 new international student arrivals between January and March 2026, down 79 per cent from roughly 53,660 during the same period in 2024, according to data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. New worker arrivals fell to about 36,245 from roughly 139,405 over the same period — a decline of 74 per cent.

Over the same period, arrivals under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program fell from 20,630 to 8,240, a decline of about 60 per cent, while International Mobility Program arrivals dropped from 119,060 to 28,295, a decrease of about 76 per cent…

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