Short answer
Available studies measure different things—enrolment, student consideration or percentage-point change—and cannot be combined into one family-interest statistic. Current evidence does not establish that the share of Hong Kong or Taiwan families choosing Canada rose by 7%.
Detailed answer
The underlying reports describe two different metrics: one estimate concerns Chinese enrolment across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia compared with a 2019/20 peak; another multinational student survey reports a seven-percentage-point change in students considering Canada. The second result is not a count of Hong Kong or Taiwan families and is not the same as a seven-percent increase in families.
Market data can provide context, but it should not be presented without the named study, sample, geography, survey period and metric. It also cannot establish that one policy change caused the result.
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Last updated: 2026-09-01
