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2. 2. Post-secondary education (including vocational and technical training, certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas, and undergraduate programs)

Thanks so much! From: immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (IRCC) <[requester email]> Sent: [requester] To: [requester] ; neprésentants immigration (IRCC) <[requester email]> Subject: [requester] Good day, Please find the response to your inquiry: Question: This form suggests that if a student changes from a certificate to a diploma at the same DLI, they are changing their ‘level of study’ and must include a [requester], the definition of ‘level of study’ in the Canada Gazette is below: This definition suggests that a student can change from a certificate to a diploma to a degree and remain PAL exempt as long as they are not changing their DLI Can you please confirm which of these understandings is correct? Response: Thank you for your email correspondence to Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada’s Immigration Representatives [requester] information is being provided as general program guidance; we are unable to provide case-specific advice. Under current ministerial instructions, IRCC categorizes levels of study into three distinct groups:

1. 1. Primary and secondary education

2. 2. Post-secondary education (including vocational and technical training, certificates, diplomas, advanced

diplomas, and undergraduate programs) 3. 3. Graduate education or above ootass