The Canadian government has announced new rules around off-campus work hours for international students.

By 2024, Canada expects to have stabilized growth and reduced the number of new international student permits it issues to about 360,000.

Between 1 January and 31 July 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) handled 360,000 study permit applications; a recent prediction indicated that it will process an additional 104,000 applications in August.

The International Graduate Applications and Enrollment: Fall 2021 report from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) shows that international applications to US graduate programs grew by 12% in that semester. The data in the report was gathered from 744 US schools and institutions for the CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey.

The limit on the number of hours per week that international students can work off campus while classes are in session is temporarily being lifted by the Canadian government in order to solve the severe labor shortages that are affecting the country's economy.

In the academic year 2020–2021, the number of international students enrolling at US community colleges decreased to 60,170, marking the steepest reduction among institutional types during a period marked by stringent pandemic restrictions. Welcoming International Students at US Community Colleges is an IIE/AIFS publication that presents information from the Open Doors 2021 Report on International Educational Exchange.

Recent information on Australia's student visa program is presented in a report from the Department of Home Affairs.

The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) recently produced a survey that reveals the opportunities and difficulties that foreign students in Canada encounter "from pre-arrival preparation through study and post-graduate phases." Overall, the survey demonstrates that international students are drawn to Canada largely due to its perception of safety, and that most students are happy with their time there and would suggest it to other international students.

Based on a survey of 559 US higher education (HE) institutions conducted in April, the Institute of International Education (IIE) has produced its Spring 2022 Snapshot on International Educational Exchange. International student applications are up at most universities compared to a year ago, and almost all of them are committed to providing international students with on-campus, in-person training.

Foreign graduates of several private colleges in the Province of Quebec would virtually lose post-graduate employment options as a result of a joint declaration by the Canadian government and Quebec's provincial government.