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Marginal note:Application after entry

• 215 (1) A foreign national may apply for a study permit after entering Canada if they

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  • (b) apply within the period beginning 90 days before the expiry of their authorization to engage in studies in Canada under subsection 30(2) of the Act, or paragraph 188(1)(a) of these Regulations, and ending 90 days after that expiry;

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Marginal note:No permit required

• 188 (1) A foreign national may study in Canada without a study permit

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Marginal note:Adaptability (10 points)

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• Marginal note:Full-time study

  (2) For the purposes of paragraphs (1)(b) and (b.1), full-time study means at least 15 hours of instruction per week during the academic year, authorized under a study permit or under section 188, at a secondary or post-secondary institution in Canada that is recognized by the provincial authorities responsible for registering, accrediting, supervising and regulating such institutions, including any period of training in the workplace that forms part of the course of instruction.

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Marginal note:Study permit

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• 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.

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