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Friday, November 21, 2025

Canada Study Permit Cap: Master’s and PhD Students Not Affected

Master's and PhD students at Canadian public colleges and universities will not be included in the national study permit cap announced in Canada's annual levels plan. This exemption means that graduate students pursuing advanced degrees can continue applying without being subject to the new national limits affecting other study permit categories.

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This essay is part of the Year in Kenya series — twelve months in Nairobi, April 2025 to April 2026. The analytical home for the series is gabrielmahia.com, where Gabriel writes on power, institutions, and what holds under pressure. The full reading order — 34 essays across 5 properties — is at the Year in Kenya series page.

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