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Travel exemptions and restrictions for international students

Some DLIs are reopening to international students

DLIs (Designated learning institutions) with a COVID-19 readiness plan approved by their province or territory are able to reopen to international students who are currently outside Canada.

If you plan to come to Canada as an international student after October 20, 2020:

•        Your DLI must be on the list of DLIs with approved COVID-19 readiness plans before you travel to Canada.

•        You must have a valid study permit, or have been approved for a study permit.

This applies to all international students, whether you’re travelling from the United States or from any other country.

This change doesn’t affect study permit holders already in Canada.

If you’re already in Canada, you can continue studying at any DLI. If you leave Canada, you may not be able to return if your DLI doesn’t have a COVID-19 readiness plan approved by the province or territory in which you live.

To be able to enter Canada as a student, you must meet 2 requirements:

1.       You must have a valid study permit or a letter of introduction that shows you were approved for a study permit.

2.       You must be attending a designated learning institution (DLI) with a COVID-19 readiness plan approved by its province or territory.

Your travel to Canada will be considered essential (non-discretionary) if you have all of the required documents and your DLI is on the approved list.

As a student, your travel to Canada won’t be considered essential (non-discretionary) if

•        your study program has been cancelled or suspended

•        you’re entering Canada for any reason other than to study

When you travel to Canada

Make sure your school is on the list of DLIs with COVID-19 readiness plans approved by their province or territory.

When the border services officer greets you, they look at several factors, including

•        your reason for travelling to Canada

•        your ability to complete a 14-day quarantine period as soon as you arrive at your final destination

•        if you either

o        have time to complete your quarantine before you physically attend classes, or

o        can study online during your quarantine

You must bring

•        a valid study permit or a port of entry letter of introduction that shows you were approved for a study permit

•        a valid letter of acceptance from a DLI with a COVID-19 readiness plan approved by its province or territory

•        proof that you have enough money to support yourself and any family members who come with you to Canada

Before you travel, you can contact the Border Information Service for more information.

A border services officer will make the final decision on whether you’re eligible to enter Canada when you arrive.

If immediate family members want to be with you in Canada

Your immediate family members may be able to come with you to Canada.

If they travel with you

They don’t need a written authorization from IRCC to travel with you. However, they must show that their reasons for travel are non-discretionary (non-optional). For example, they’ll help you get established and support you in Canada.

If your immediate family member will study or work in Canada

You must submit all of your applications together when you apply online.

If they won’t study or work

They may still need an electronic travel authorization (eTA) or a visitor visa to travel to Canada.

If they need a visitor visa, you should include their application when you apply online for your study permit.

If they need an eTA, they must apply for one separately. Make sure they follow the special instructions on how to apply for an eTA at this time.

If they join you later

If you’re already in Canada, or will travel to Canada by yourself first and your family will join you later, what they need to travel to Canada depends on where they’re travelling from. Find out what they need to join you in Canada. They may also need an eTA or a visitor visa to travel to Canada.

Health requirements for travellers to Canada

To travel to Canada, you must

•        follow all public health measures for travellers

•        have a plan to quarantine for 14 days

 

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/students/approved-dli.html

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Designated learning institutions reopening to international students

As of October 20, 2020, some designated learning institutions (DLIs) are now able to reopen to international students who aren’t currently in Canada and who

•        have, or have been approved for, a study permit

•        are travelling to Canada for a non-discretionary or non-optional purpose

COVID-19 readiness plan for DLIs

To be able to reopen to international students who aren’t currently in Canada, DLIs must have a COVID-19 readiness plan approved by their province or territory that

•        protects the health and safety of all students and the surrounding community

•        describes how they will manage the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for international students, including arrangements for transportation to the students’ quarantine location

•        provides information and support to international students about

•                  how they can get the items they need for their quarantine, like food and medications

•        health insurance

•        remaining healthy while in Canada

Contact your school directly if you have any questions about its readiness plan.

Studying at an approved DLI

You must be studying at one of the approved DLIs included below to be able to travel to Canada. We will only add DLIs if their provincial or territorial government has approved their COVID-19 readiness plan.

If your DLI isn’t included below, you can’t travel to Canada to study at this time. If you try to travel to Canada when your DLI isn’t included, you may not be allowed to board your flight or you may be turned away at the port of entry.

Family members who will be coming with you to Canada can’t travel to Canada before you do.

We’ll update this page as more DLIs are approved by their province or territory to reopen to international students who aren’t currently in Canada. If your DLI isn’t on the list yet, check back regularly to see if it’s been added. Any DLI that no longer meets its provincial or territorial public health requirements will be removed.