Staying Compliant with Your Study Permit Conditions

As a study permit holder, you must meet several conditions. If you do not meet these conditions, you may lose your student status and study permit. You may also have to leave Canada.

As a study permit holder, you must:

  • be enrolled at a designated learning institution (DLI) unless you’re exempt
  • show you’re actively pursuing your studies, unless you’re exempt, by
    • being enrolled full-time or part-time during each academic semester (excluding regularly scheduled breaks)
    • making progress toward completing your program’s courses, and
    • not taking authorized leaves longer than 150 days from your study program
  • tell IRCC any time you change post-secondary schools
  • end your studies if you no longer meet the requirements of being a student, and
  • leave Canada when your permit expires
  • You may also have other conditions listed on your study permit. And you must follow those conditions.

Ensure you spend ample time reviewing the conditions/remarks listed on your permit and taking proper action if you need to apply for a study permit.

Remember always to extend your study permit before your current one expires if you need more time to complete your study.

If your study permit is expired, and you don’t have a valid extension in process, you are not allowed to continue studying unless restoration is approved and you receive a new study permit. This potential gap will bring implications to your original study plan and also Post-Graduation Work Permit eligibility.

For the Study Permit Extension instructions, please refer to Study Permit Extension : International Education at RRC Polytech

For the Study Permit Extension Video Tutorial, please click here (*log-in required)

For IRCC-related regulations, please refer to Your conditions as a study permit holder in Canada – Canada.ca