Want to Apply for a Student Visa (Find out if you qualify) More than 130,000 students come to study in Canada every year. In addition to this number are many more that come to Canada to learn English or French. Your knowledge and skills are welcome in our schools. The provinces regulate education and schools in Canada. For more detailed information on living and studying in a specific province or
territory, we can contact the school where you wish to study and arrange all the paperwork needed for you. For a foreign national to pursue a secondary or post-secondary education in Canada, there are two major steps that he/she will have to undertake; in almost all cases, you must have a valid work permit to work in Canada. He/She must be accepted in a program of study by a recognized Canadian secondary school or post-secondary institution He/She must apply for and be granted a student authorization (and visa if required) from Canadian immigration authorities. When applying for a student authorization, a foreign national will also need to provide the following documents: Acceptance Letter from the Canadian educational institution. Proof of funds for school tuition and fees Proof of funds to support himself/herself for the duration of his/her studies in Canada. Application processing fee to be paid to the Canadian government
Who Needs a Study Permit? In most case a foreign national who wishes to study in Canada may only do so if he/she is in possession of a Student Visa issued by Canadian immigration authorities. However, not everyone needs a Study Permit to study in Canada. Find out if you need a Study Permit or a Temporary Resident Visa. Contact BRIGHTWAY to find out if you need a Study Permit. Studying in another country can be an adventure and a challenge. Ask us about what to consider before applying for a Study Permit, how to apply, work opportunities for foreign students and where to find other important information. BRIGHTWAY Certified Consultant will provide you with Information on Institutions and Educational Organizations. Across Canada, foreign students spend $6.5 billion a year in high tuition fees and living expenses. Ontario’s 38,000 post-secondary education foreign students spend $1 billion a year. Every Province in Canada encourages to bring International Students to their province. Most of them come from China and India. Many will end up staying here, encouraged by a new federal program that allows Canadian-educated foreign students to apply for immigration to Canada. Educating foreign students is a growth industry. There are 2 million students pursuing studies in countries where they were not born. That number will grow to 8 million by 2025. Get your study permit faster through the Student Direct Stream Do you live in China, India, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, Senegal or Vietnam? You might be able to get your study permit faster by applying online through the Student Direct Stream
The Student Direct Stream is an administrative framework designed and implemented in partnership between the Canadian visa offices in China, India, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, Senegal or Vietnam and the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC). This program was launched as a pilot to improve student recruitment outcomes. Please note that there are many other ACCC colleges which also welcome students from these countries. Applications to these colleges will also receive prompt processing and a fair and individual decision based on the documentation provided. Students who do not apply to the SdS they can apply to a participating college and may be considered under the program if they meet specific criteria. Application submission under the SDS is at the discretion of each participating college. Students interested in submitting applications under the program are encouraged to contact the participating college of their choice for information. The Student Direct Stream Program involves close cooperative partnership and feedback from the participating colleges to ensure student compliance with the terms of their study permits. Essential to the program feedback mechanism is the student’s consent for the institution to provide information on attendance. The student must sign the consent declaration on the SDS checklist in order to be processed under this program. All Study Permit application checklists have been revised and improved as a result of the SDS Program framework to help students make simpler applications. All students are strongly encouraged to submit supporting documents as indicated in the checklists to facilitate the processing of their applications. For Checklist students may contact BRIGHTWAY.
