IRCC pronounces transitional measures for some college students altering DLIs subsequent 12 months…

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has launched new particulars for worldwide college students transferring faculties for winter or spring 2025.

Worldwide college students altering faculties in Canada for the 2025 winter/spring semesters will now be allowed to start finding out at their new college earlier than the issuance of a brand new examine allow—supplied they meet sure circumstances.

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To start finding out at their new Designated Studying Establishment (DLI)* earlier than the issuance of a brand new examine allow, college students transferring faculties in Canada should:

• Have been accepted on the new DLI for the winter/spring 2025 semester consumption;
• Have utilized to IRCC for a brand new examine allow by way of a examine allow extension utility;
• Maintain a legitimate examine allow that doesn’t have the title of the brand new DLI printed on it; and
• Proceed to fulfill all present circumstances of their examine allow.

*DLIs are the one faculties in Canada licensed by the federal government to just accept worldwide college students.

The entire above circumstances have to be met for college kids to start finding out at their new DLI earlier than the issuance of a brand new examine allow.

Previous to this exemption, all worldwide college students in Canada wanted to be permitted for a brand new examine allow earlier than altering DLIs. That meant that they might not merely change DLIs by means of their on-line account, and wanted to get a brand new one by making use of to increase their present one.

PGWP eligibility implications of transferring faculties

Relying on when college students utilized for his or her new examine allow, and their new stage of examine, they might have to fulfill elevated subject of examine standards to be eligible for a Put up-Commencement Work Allow (PGWP):

Utilized for brand new examine allow earlier than November 1, 2024:  

Utilized for a brand new examine allow after November 1, 2024:  

All worldwide college students making use of for a PGWP should additionally meet new language eligibility standards as effectively to obtain an open work allow (OWP) after commencement. Language proficiency have to be confirmed by taking an IRCC-approved language take a look at in both English or French.

All college students in college packages should present language proficiency equal to a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) stage 7 (for English) or a Niveaux de competence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) stage 7 (for French).

College students in faculty or different non-university packages should present language proficiency equal to a CLB or a NCLC stage 5.

Normal course of for transferring faculties

College students transferring faculties after the winter/spring semester might want to meet completely different circumstances to begin their research earlier than receiving a brand new examine allow.

These college students can solely start finding out at their new DLI earlier than the issuance of their new examine allow in the event that they meet all the following circumstances:

They’ve remained in Canada since they obtained a letter of admission (LOA) from their new DLI;

They proceed to fulfill the circumstances of their earlier examine allow;

Earlier than finishing their earlier course or program of examine, their outdated DLI both:

• Closed; or
• Had discontinued the course or program of examine; or
• Was positioned on the suspension checklist; or
• Misplaced its designated standing.

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