Iran

This funding will go towards the Digital Literacy Exchange Program.

The Federal Court has ruled that students do not need to pay all or part of their tuition fees for a study permit application

According to ctvnews an Iranian student, Reza Jahantigh, is contesting the Canadian government's refusal to grant him a study permit for a PhD in computer engineering at Montreal's École de technologie supérieure.

The Canadian authorities have declared their intention to maintain the support for Iranian temporary residents wishing to prolong their stay in Canada for an additional year.

In 2023 Canada introduced temporary changes for Iranian visitors who do not want to return to their country. The main announcement was in March 01, 2023 which authorizes the Iranian visitors to apply for work or study permit from inside Canada without paying any government processing fee. In addition, the minister due to current high rising inflation in Iran did authorized Iranian students to change their study permit to work permit to ease the financial support pressure from Iran.

Students from Iran comprise an important part of our current and future graduate student community. Given the current situation in Iran we are working hard to support Iranian applicants. Current supports available include:

Where are new Canadian citizens coming from?