Visit the International Experience Centre (IEC)
Find us on the first floor of Needles Hall, open Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Popular services
Our immigration consultants can help you through the process of applying and renewing documents — for free!
A peer-support program to help international students feel at home in Waterloo.
To change the world, you have to know the world. Shake up your surroundings and internationalize your degree.
Intercultural competence is for life, as we expand our worldview and intentionally focus on applying skills in all spheres of our lives, at home and abroad.
News and events
News
New IRCC policies for graduate students
IRCC has announced a number of changes for international Grad students and launched a dedicated study permit page outlining these changes on November 6, 2025.
Study Permit Extension processing updates – Post-Secondary DLI Transfers / Secondary to Post-Secondary
An internal communication was sent from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on June 24, 2025, which acknowledges the issue of prolonged processing times for study permit extensions. Under rules introduced in November 2024, international students changing designated learning institutions (DLI) have to receive approval for their study permit extensions before beginning studies at the new DLI. IRCC is providing an update which would allow students to begin studies at a new DLI.
Additional Extension of Temporary Immigration Measures for Sudanese Nationals in Canada
On April 24, 2023, IRCC announced new immigration measures to support Sudanese temporary residents who are currently in Canada and may be unable to return home due to the rapidly deteriorating situation in their country.
Events
Immigration Information Sessions: Post-Graduation Work Permit
Are you an international student who will be completing your program soon? Are you hoping to remain in Canada and work full-time? Join Waterloo's immigration consultants to learn what options are available to you.
Immigration Information Session: Extend Your Study Permit
Join Waterloo's immigration consultants to learn about extending your study permit/co-op work permit.
Immigration Ask Me Anything Series - Maintaining Full-Time Enrolment
Ask one of Waterloo's immigration consultants and learn a bit about a specific immigration topic. This session will focus on maintaining full-time enrolment and how this impacts your immigration status.