Summary

Student Authorization Procedures

A student wishing to attend an institution for the purposes of education as outlined in REGULATION 17 (1)(b), (c), (d) or (e) must present an original letter of acceptance bearing the school, school board, district, division or university's letterhead.

R17(1) A student authorization may not be obtained by any person for the purpose of taking any academic, professional or vocational training course unless that course

(b) is given at any institution described in paragraph 10(a) of the ACT (any university or college authorized by statute or charter to confer degrees) or any other publicly funded institution;

(c) is recommended by a minister of the Government of Canada, other than the minister of Employment and Immigration, or by a minister of the government of any province or by any agency of the Government of Canada or the government of any province;

(d) is incidental and secondary to the main purpose of that person's presence in Canada; or

(e) involves upgrading of skills or language training and is given at an institution that operates under a provincial or federal license.

The letter must specify the type of studies to be undertaken and confirm acceptance. Depending on the type of institution enrolled in, and the REGULATION under which the individual is classified, the courses may be part time and may be of less than six months duration. The following factors will be taken into consideration in such cases:

laboratory time;
library time;
outside work or other assignments which can be considered an integral part of a course of study;
study hall time

Note: In order to be eligible for a student authorizations, the applicant must first be accepted by an institution

Some institutions may not be acceptable for the purpose of issuance of a student authorization



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