Canada Provides Exception for US Students Planning to Study North of the Border

Canada Provides Exception for US Students Planning to Study North of the Border
Canadian and American flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada-USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont., on March 21, 2020. Rob Gurdebeke/The Canadian Press
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WASHINGTON—The federal government appears to have relaxed restrictions at the Canada−U.S. border that would have made it impossible for first-year university students from the United States to enter the country.

An update to the government’s guidance for international students, posted Friday, now says a student coming from the U.S. may no longer need a study permit that was issued on or before March 18, the day the border restrictions were first announced.