Study Permit

A Canadian Study Permit is a legal document that allows you to study in a program over 6 months in Canada. If it is your first time to apply for a study permit, it is necessary to apply before you arrive in Canada.  After the study permit is approved, the applicant only gets an entry visa into Canada and must first pick up the Study Permit at the border immigration office. Required documents: passport, entry registration card, visa, admission notice, landing paper issued by the Canadian Embassy in your home country. Remember to check all the information carefully after getting your study permit.

Fast Track Processing / Student Direct Stream

Depending on where you live, you may be able to get your study permit faster through the Student Direct Stream (SDS). Most SDS applications are processed within 20 calendar days by the IRCC. To be eligible for faster processing through the Student Direct Stream, you must be a legal resident living in 1 of the following countries:

o Antigua and Barbuda

o Brazil

o China

o Colombia

o Costa Rica

o India

o Morocco

o Pakistan

o Peru

o Philippines

o Senegal

o Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

o Trinidad and Tobago

o Vietnam

School Admission Application

Guide for Study in Canada

Step 1: Understand the Requirements

• Start planning for your Canadian study permit at least a year in advance

• Only designated schools and periods of approved study will be meaningful.

• Common requirements for all universities and institutions include an updated passport, proficiency in either English or French along with proof of passing prescribed language tests  with minimum grades/bands, and proof that you can finance your study as well as the cost  of living in Canada.

Step 2: Choose your Course and Institution

• Ascertain its status as a Designated Learning Institution. Only DLIs can admit foreign students.

Step 3: Take the Language Proficiency Test 

• Different institutions have different language requirements.

Step 4: Apply to Universities

• Contact your shortlist of universities, obtain their application packs, and submit them well in advance.  The application fee varies from $100 to $250.

• Be careful when filling in the application form and make sure you provide accurate information backed with documentary evidence. Once this is done, it is time to wait until you receive your acceptance. Once you confirm your interest, the university will send an acceptance letter, which plays a significant role in the formalities ahead.

Step 5: Apply for a Study Permit   

• Now , it is time to apply for the Canada Study Permit. You can apply online or visit your local visa application centre. Your application must be accompanied by the acceptance letter received in the previous step, your passport, and documentary proof that you have adequate finances to study in Canada.

• If you have applied to an institution in the province of Quebec, then you will also receive, along with the acceptance letter, a “Certificat d’acceptation du Québec” (CAQ). Make sure you include this document in your study permit application.

Step 6: Travel Time

• Once the application has been processed and an interview, if required, has been conducted, the immigration officer will decide upon your study permit application. If accepted, it is now time to start planning your travel to Canada.

• Your permit will have a start date, which is the date from which the permit comes into force. Remember that you won’t be permitted to enter Canada before this date. Plan your travel accordingly.

Step 7: Study Time

• At the port of entry, the immigration officer will verify your permit and other documents  before allowing you to enter Canada. This is the final step of the immigration formalities and you can now focus on commencing your journey as an international student in Canada.

Work and Study in Canada

Full-time, post-secondary students may work without a work permit on the campus of the school at which they study. The work permit exemption is valid as long as the student continues to hold a valid study permit and continues to study at the school. Here are jobs for International Students in Canada.

On-campus Jobs
As an international student, you can work on campus without a work permit while completing your studies if:

• You have a valid study permit.

• You are a full-time student at a post-secondary public school (college or university, or CEGEP in Quebec), or at a private college-level school in Quebec that operates under the same rules as public schools and is at least 50% funded by government grants, or at a Canadian private school that can legally award degrees under provincial law.

• You have a Social Insurance Number.
  
  

Off-Campus Jobs

As an international student, you are able to work off-campus without a work permit  while completing your studies if:

• You have a valid study permit;

•  You are a full-time student in a designated learning institution (a post-secondary program, or in Quebec at a vocational program at the secondary level as well);

• Your study program is academic, vocational or professional, it lasts at least six months and leads to a degree, diploma or certificate.

• You are only working up to maximum 20 hours per week during regular academic sessions, and full time during scheduled breaks (for example, winter and summer holidays or spring break).

Certain study programs include work requirements such as co-op or internships. In such cases, a work permit is required in order for the foreign student to be able to complete the work. 

What Happens After Your Studies are Completed?

Canada’s federal government covets international graduates as ideal new permanent residents. They are young, have knowledge of Canadian culture, are proficient in languages and have Canadian qualifications and relevant Canadian work experience. After graduation, Canada’s Post-Graduation Work Permit allows students to begin their careers here. The Express Entry selection system have made it easier for international students to make the transition to permanent residence. There are also multiple provincial immigration streams aimed specifically at international students.

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