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Archived: June 2, 2025 2:38:34 PM
From: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC)
Sent: [requester]
To:
[requester] Immigration Representatives / Représentanis immigration IRCC)
Subject: [requester]
03-2025
Importance: Normal
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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:
Q: Thank you for addressing my previous questions (below) regarding the application of study permit conditions when
changing Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs). Your response clarified my doubts. However, | realize | may not have
articulated my query effectively.
Considering the same scenarios, but focusing on students attending short courses of less than six months' duration—which,
according to [8188(1}(c}} do not require a study permit—would these students need to apply for anew study permit if they
are attending these courses at a different DLI than the one they are currently enrolled in?
| appreciate your feedback on this matter
A: [requester]
According to R188(1)(c}, a foreign national may study in Canada without a study permit 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
[requester] is important to note that this regulation is intended for visitors in Canada attending courses that do not confer a
degree at a [requester] nationals in Canada without a study permit wishing to enrol in a subsequent course or program of
study must apply outside Canada and obtain a study permit.
Therefore, in the scenarios below attending courses at a different DL would require a study permit.
Thank you kindly,
[requester]
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Subject: [requester]