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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)

Regulations are current to 2024-03-06 and last amended on 2024-02-29. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Study permits

  •  (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), an officer shall issue a study permit to a foreign national if, following an examination, it is established that the foreign national

    • (a) applied for it in accordance with this Part;

    • (b) will leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay under Division 2 of Part 9;

    • (c) meets the requirements of this Part;

    • (d) meets the requirements of subsections 30(2) and (3), if they must submit to a medical examination under paragraph 16(2)(b) of the Act; and

    • (e) has been accepted to undertake a program of study at a designated learning institution.

  • Marginal note:Exception

    (2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to persons described in section 206 and paragraphs 207(c) and (d).

  • Marginal note:Study in Quebec

    (3) An officer shall not issue a study permit to a foreign national who intends to study in the Province of Quebec — other than under a federal assistance program for developing countries — and does not hold a Certificat d’acceptation du Québec, if the laws of that Province require that the foreign national hold a Certificat d’acceptation du Québec.

  • SOR/2004-167, s. 59
  • SOR/2012-154, s. 11
  • SOR/2014-14, s. 12

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