Who’s eligible to apply for a Study Permit Extension?

If you are holding a valid study permit and it’s not covering your entire time of study, plus 90 days.

When to apply for a Study Permit Extension?

You may extend your study permit at least 90 days before it expires. You can’t extend your study permit beyond the expiry date on your passport.

If you apply before your permit expires, you can stay in Canada under the same conditions as your current study permit until you receive a decision from IRCC under maintained status.

How much does it cost to apply for a Study Permit Extension?

Application fee: $150 CAD

* Additional fees may apply

How long does it take to apply for a Study Permit Extension?

To check the processing time on study permit extensions, click here and:

1. Select “Temporary residence (visiting, studying, working)”
2. Select “Study permit extension”

What documents do I need to apply for a Study Permit Extension?

Prepare the following supporting documents to include with your application:

• Proof of Provincial or Territorial Attestation Letter (PAL or TAL) Exception
  • Please attach a letter of explanation on how you meet the exception, please refer to this link for the exceptions listed.
• The scanned copy of passport pages needs to show:
  • Page with passport number, dates of issue and expiry, name, date of birth
  • Any marked page, including stamps and visas from either Canada or other countries
• The scanned copy of your current study permit: merge the passport pages and study permit into one PDF file
• Confirmation of enrollment (mandatory), and official transcript (recommended)
  • Academic transcript (additional charge) and confirmation of enrollment (additional charge) can be ordered at Student Service Centre.
  • If the system is requesting you provide a co-op letter, please be advised that a Confirmation of Enrollment (COE) is required to serve as the Co-Op Letter. The College does not issue revised LOAs after the program starts. If your LOA is valid at the time of your application, you can use your LOA as the co-op letter.
    • If you are unsure whether a co-op is required in your academic program, you can refer to your LOA and check:
      • Section 22:
      • Work Experience/Practicum: Yes
      • Length: Less than 50% of the total program of study
      • Field of Work: Program Related
        Completion of Co-op/Internship/Work Practicum is required to meet graduation requirements.
    • As of April 1, 2026, you don’t need a co-op work permit for student work placements. However, in your study permit extension, you are recommended to still answer YES if IRCC is asking whether you would like to apply for or include a co-op work permit. This will ensure IRCC receive all the correct information about your academic program and issue the proper documents.
• Proof of funds available or means of support: you must demonstrate that you have enough funds to support your studies (tuition) and living expenses without the need to work in Canada (Please refer to the Canadian Government for the updated funds requirement to extend your study permit). You may provide one or a combination of the following:

• • proof of a Canadian bank account in your name, if you’ve transferred money to Canada
  • a Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) from a participating Canadian financial institution
  • proof of a student or education loan from a bank
  • your bank statements for the past four months
  • a bank draft that can be converted to Canadian dollars
  • proof you paid tuition* and housing fees
  • a letter from the person or school giving you money, or
  • proof of funding paid from within Canada, if you have a scholarship or are in a Canadian-funded educational program

Note: If your country uses foreign exchange controls, you must prove that you’ll be allowed to export funds for all of your expenses.

* See instructions on how to print your RRC Polytech Account Statement.

You may need to provide one or more of the following additional documents (if the situation applies to you):

• Letter of explanation if you want to provide additional information that is not includedin the document list.
• Proof of upfront medical exam, which may be required if you:
  • Have lived outside of Canada for more than six months in the past 12 months
  • Planning to work with jobs that bring you into close contact with people for your future co-op or post-graduation employment, such as:
    • workers in health care settings
    • clinical laboratory workers
    • patient attendants in nursing and geriatric homes
    • medical students admitted to Canada to attend university
    • medical electives and physicians on short-term locums
    • workers in primary or secondary school settings, or workers in child-care settings
    • domestics
    • workers who give in-home care to children, the elderly and the disabled
    • day nursery employees
    • other similar jobs
    • jobs in the agricultural field
  • Find out if you need a medical exam. If needed, find the local panel physician to perform your exam
• Schedule 1: Application for Temporary Residence [IMM5257B] form. This form is only required if you answer “yes” to 3,4,5 or 6 in the “Background Information” section of the Application to Change Conditions, Extend my Stay or Remain in Canada as a Student [IMM 5709] form.
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How to apply for a Study Permit Extension?

ONLINE APPLICATION PROCEDURE

1. Create a MyCIC Account 

Go to MyCIC account. Follow the instructions to create your account.

2. Add a Study Permit Extension Application to Your Account

Login to your MyCIC account. Follow the instructions to create a study permit extension application.

3. Answer Online Questionnaires

You’ll need to fill out questionnaires. The questionnaires will lead to a study permit extension application checklist that is tailored for you. See this guide on how to answer.

4. Generate Document Checklist

See the document checklist.

5. Fill out the Application Form

Application to Change Conditions, Extend my Stay or Remain in Canada as a Student [IMM 5709].

If you cannot download the document using the link above, please check the CIC support page.

For more information, see the sample of the IMM5709 form.

6. Upload Documents

Upload photo copies of the required documents.

7. Submit Application

Submit your application.

8. Confirmation of the Submission

Within five business days, you should receive your confirmation of the submission from the MyCIC account. Here’s what a sample Confirmation of Submission looks like and here is how to confirm you submitted the application successfully.

Note: Study Permit Extension paper applicationis no longer accepted by IRCC unless:

• You can’t apply online because of a disability
• There is a problem with the online application