International students allocated to Ontario colleges, universities to drop again
Global News
Since applying a cap on international students at the beginning of 2024, the federal government has been reducing the number of applicants each year.
The Ford government has been told to again reduce the number of international students who can study at Ontario universities and colleges, as overseas applicants disappear and their tuition revenue falls out of the province’s post-secondary system.
Since applying a cap on international students at the beginning of 2024, the federal government has been reducing the number of applicants each year, with Ontario then lowering allocations at its institutions.
Figures released on Wednesday show the number of international students Ontario can invite dropped again this year. For 2026, the province will be able to host 70,074 students from outside of Canada, 42 per cent lower than the year before.
The province will offer 96 per cent of those places to public colleges and universities, with the final four per cent going to private institutions and language schools.
“As we have been since the beginning, we will continue to work alongside our colleges and universities to ensure they can keep delivering the world-class education that Ontario is proudly known for,” Nolan Quinn, Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, said in a statement.
The process for international students to apply to study in Ontario involves receiving a Provincial Attestation Letter or PAL. The government will be allowed to hand out 104,780 of them, knowing some who receive a letter will not end up studying in the province.
The 70,074 figure is a firm cap on the number of students who can head to the province, the government said. For the first time in 2026, graduate students won’t need a PAL — but they will still count toward the student cap.
The province said in a statement it would claw back some unused PALs in the middle of the year, as it did last year. It added that its plan would prioritize in-demand sectors.
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