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I really wish you read the CIC site, instead of giving out bad information.
1. From the Immigration Regulations:
Study permit
9. (1) A foreign national may not enter Canada to study without first obtaining a study permit.
Marginal note:Exception
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a foreign national who is authorized under section 188 or 189 to study in Canada without a study permit.
No permit required
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(p) as a student in a health field, including as a medical elective or clinical clerk at a medical teaching institution in Canada, for the primary purpose of acquiring training, if they have written approval from the body that regulates that field;
No permit required
188. (1) A foreign national may study in Canada without a study permit
(a) if they are a family member or a member of the private staff of a foreign representative who is properly accredited by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and who is in Canada to carry out official duties as a diplomatic agent, consular officer, representative or official of a country other than Canada, of the United Nations or any of its agencies or of any international organization of which Canada is a member;
(b) as a member of the armed forces of a country that is a designated state for the purposes of the Visiting Forces Act, including a person who has been designated as a civilian component of those armed forces; or
(c) if the duration of their course or program of studies is six months or less and will be completed within the period for their stay authorized upon entry into Canada.
Marginal note:Exception
(2) Despite paragraph (1)(c), a foreign national may apply for a study permit before entering Canada for a course or program of studies of a duration of six months or less.
SOR/2004-167, s. 52(F).
Marginal note:Expired study permits
189. A foreign national who has made an application under subsection 217(1) is authorized to study without a study permit until a decision is made on the application if they have remained in Canada since the expiry of their study permit and continue to comply with the conditions, other than the expiry date, set out on the expired study permit.
From the OP Manual 12
9 Procedure: Application after entry
9.1 Eligibility
Foreign nationals who may apply for a study permit after entry into Canada or wish to vary or
cancel the conditions imposed upon entry to Canada are described in R215.
Basically they are:
• foreign nationals and their family members holding valid work or study permits;
• foreign nationals and their family members holding temporary resident permits valid for a
minimum of six months;
• refugee claimants and persons subject to an unenforceable removal order;
• foreign nationals authorized to study in accordance with A30(2);
• in-Canada permanent resident applicants and their family members who are members of the
following classes determined eligible for permanent resident status:
o spouses or common-law partners;
o protected persons who are the subject of humanitarian and compassionate
considerations; and
o live-in-caregivers;
• persons whose study permits were authorized by a visa office abroad, where the permit was
not issued at a POE; or
• family members of athletes on a Canadian-based team, media representatives, members of
the clergy, or military personnel assigned to Canada.
The OP has to apply to an overseas office for his/her study permit.
Swathi.life said:
I really wish you read the CIC site, instead of giving out bad information.
1. From the Immigration Regulations:
Study permit
9. (1) A foreign national may not enter Canada to study without first obtaining a study permit.
Marginal note:Exception
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a foreign national who is authorized under section 188 or 189 to study in Canada without a study permit.
No permit required
186
(p) as a student in a health field, including as a medical elective or clinical clerk at a medical teaching institution in Canada, for the primary purpose of acquiring training, if they have written approval from the body that regulates that field;
No permit required
188. (1) A foreign national may study in Canada without a study permit
(a) if they are a family member or a member of the private staff of a foreign representative who is properly accredited by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and who is in Canada to carry out official duties as a diplomatic agent, consular officer, representative or official of a country other than Canada, of the United Nations or any of its agencies or of any international organization of which Canada is a member;
(b) as a member of the armed forces of a country that is a designated state for the purposes of the Visiting Forces Act, including a person who has been designated as a civilian component of those armed forces; or
(c) if the duration of their course or program of studies is six months or less and will be completed within the period for their stay authorized upon entry into Canada.
Marginal note:Exception
(2) Despite paragraph (1)(c), a foreign national may apply for a study permit before entering Canada for a course or program of studies of a duration of six months or less.
SOR/2004-167, s. 52(F).
Marginal note:Expired study permits
189. A foreign national who has made an application under subsection 217(1) is authorized to study without a study permit until a decision is made on the application if they have remained in Canada since the expiry of their study permit and continue to comply with the conditions, other than the expiry date, set out on the expired study permit.
From the OP Manual 12
9 Procedure: Application after entry
9.1 Eligibility
Foreign nationals who may apply for a study permit after entry into Canada or wish to vary or
cancel the conditions imposed upon entry to Canada are described in R215.
Basically they are:
• foreign nationals and their family members holding valid work or study permits;
• foreign nationals and their family members holding temporary resident permits valid for a
minimum of six months;
• refugee claimants and persons subject to an unenforceable removal order;
• foreign nationals authorized to study in accordance with A30(2);
• in-Canada permanent resident applicants and their family members who are members of the
following classes determined eligible for permanent resident status:
o spouses or common-law partners;
o protected persons who are the subject of humanitarian and compassionate
considerations; and
o live-in-caregivers;
• persons whose study permits were authorized by a visa office abroad, where the permit was
not issued at a POE; or
• family members of athletes on a Canadian-based team, media representatives, members of
the clergy, or military personnel assigned to Canada.
The OP has to apply to an overseas office for his/her study permit.
