STUDY PERMIT - CANADIAN CHECKLIST

Pre-Departure Checklist

• Accept your offer for study in Canada.
• Apply for a passport, or check that your current passport will be valid for at least six months beyond your return date.
• Apply for immigration documents, if required
• Book airline tickets.
• Buy travel and health insurance
• Arrange accommodation in Canada
• Arrange transportation to/from the airport at home and in Canada.
• Arrange your banking—consider buying traveller’s cheques for large denominations, as well as carrying a smaller amount of cash.
• Check baggage and customs limitations.
• Clear all paperwork with your home educational institution.
• Ensure all of your documents are in order and make photocopies to pack in your baggage, to leave at home, and to send to your email address These documents include:
  • Passport
  • Airline tickets
  • Travel insurance certificate
  • Letter of acceptance for your Canadian educational institution
  • Key addresses and phone numbers
  • A bank statement showing proof of funds
  • Letter of introduction from Canadian immigration, if applicable
  • Prescriptions for any medication you are carrying
  • Traveller’s cheques, if applicable
  • Medical and immunization records
  • Academic history and university transcripts