Canadian study permit application deadlines

This message was originally sent to prospective international undergraduate students by André Jardin, Associate Registrar, Admissions.

The Government of Canada announced that study permit applications received by May 15 will be processed by August 6, ensuring a final permit decision before the fall term begins. We understand this has raised questions about when Offers of Admission will be received.

The final round of admissions evaluation is underway, and we are doing everything we can to complete all decisions prior to May 15. If you do not already have an admissions decision, you will hear from us soon.

You can still apply for your study permit after May 15.

We are preparing a fall term that will support your learning whether you are on campus or not. If you face difficulties getting to campus by September, we will help you explore other options to complete your program requirements. While we plan to deliver significantly more in-person learning, work and research in the fall 2021 term, our plan will be flexible so we can tackle unexpected challenges.

We have made several adjustments to our admissions process to accommodate student application challenges during the global pandemic.   

• If your school board, province, etc., cancels final exams or adjusts its usual grading practices, we will accept the results provided by those schools as final grades. 
• For exam-based systems of study (e.g., CBSE, IB, A-Levels) that have cancelled exams, we will use the grades that are provided as your final grades to meet  the grade-related conditions on your Offer of Admission.
• If your exams are delayed and results will not be available until after August 27, we will also use the grades that are provided as your final grades to meet the grade-related conditions on your Offer of Admission.

Please feel free to include this letter as part of your study-permit application.

Thank you again – we hope to see you in the fall!