Informal Request for ATI Records Previously Released

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Year: 2024

Month: July

Request Number: 2A-2024-19784

Request Summary: Please provide data on applications for study permits received at the visa office in Dakar in 2021, 2022 and 2023 for the following data points: 1. Number of applications received under the Student Direct Stream (SDS) and breakdown of the percentage of applications approved and refused in this category; 2. Number of applications labeled under the non-SDS or general stream, and detailed breakdown of the percentage of applications approved and refused in this category; 3. Data on applicants in specific age brackets (under 25, 26-35, 36 and over) in the above data points for the SDS and non-SDS, as well as approval and refusal percentages; 4. Number of applicants by gender (male, female, prefer not to identify) in the above data points for the SDS and non-SDS, as well as approval and refusal percentages; 5. Number of SDS applications approved for Quebec and the rest of Canada. For the visa office in Dakar, please provide copies of policies, guides, directives, rules, manuals, training manuals, instructional materials, checklists, form templates, recommendations for officers, documentary aids, presentations, scorecards, memos, briefing notes, quality control reports, comments and anonymized responses to stakeholder consultations, scorecards, quality control reports, comments, stakeholder consultations, etc., regarding receiving, reviewing and assessing study permit applications under the Student Direct Stream, as well as making and communicating decisions.

Disposition: All disclosed

Number of pages: 3

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