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Archived: June 2, 2025 237:40 PM From: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC) Sent: [requester] To: [requester] Immigration Representatives / Représentanis immigration RCC) Subject: [requester] Importance: Normal Sensitivity: None Good day, Thank you for contacting the Immigration Representatives Mailbox Please note that this mailbox is intended for general guidance and does not provide responses to case-specific inquiries but have provided the following information as guidance.. If you have case specific questions about a file, you are encouraged to submit the [RCC Web form. Please see our response to your question: QUESTION Who doesn’t need a PAL/TAL You don’t need a PAL/TAL when applying for a study permit ifany of the following applies to you: © You've entered Canada and one of the following situations applies to you: © You're applying for a study permit extension at the same DLI and level of study as your current study permit. © You're under a removal order but can’t be removed from Canada at this time. © You have a temporary resident permit valid for at least 6 months. © You're a protected person. © You're eligible for permanent residence: = based on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, or = based on a current public policy, or = as a spouse or common-law partner (through the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class). You need to provide proof that you meet one of the above exceptions if you don’t provide a PAL/TAL with your study permit application. My question is: If'an applicant has entered Canada and completed an ESI. program (English as a Second Language program, without any credential) at a post-secondary DLI, and upon completion of the ESL program becomes eligible to continue with an academic program at the same DLI, would this situation qualify as "same level of study" for the purposes of the PAL exemption when applying for a study permit extension? RESPONSE English as a Second Language (ESL) and French as a Second Language (FSL) programs are generally classified as preparatory 001268