Apply online for a study permit: IRCC Portal
If you’re applying to extend your study permit, you must use the IRCC secure account.
You need a provincial/territorial attestation letter to apply for a study permit
As of 8:30 am ET on January 22, 2024, most students must include a provincial attestation letter (PAL) or territorial attestation letter (TAL) from the province or territory where they plan to study with their study permit application.
In most cases, if you apply without a PAL/TAL, your application will be returned with fees.
New PAL/TAL exemptions for study permit applications
The exemptions for including a PAL/TAL with your study permit application have changed. If your application is already in progress (but hasn’t been submitted), check the list of PAL/TAL exemptions to see if you need to include one.
Follow these steps to apply online using the IRCC Portal.
1. Get an invite code, create an account and sign in
If it’s your first time using the IRCC Portal, you need an invite code to create an account. Once you have your code, you can create an account in the portal and sign in.
2. Complete the online form and upload your documents
After you answer all the questions, you’ll get a list of documents you need to upload.
This includes the documents that:
- show you’re eligible to travel to Canada right now and
- support your study permit application
Check the list of documents you need to apply for a study permit.
3. Pay with a credit card
We accept credit cards and prepaid cards from Visa®, MasterCard®, American Express®, JCB® and UnionPay®.
Sign in to the IRCC Portal
This online service will be unavailable from 12:00 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Eastern time, in order to perform system maintenance.
Sign in
Get an invite code to create an account
Already have an invite code? Create your IRCC portal account
If you’re applying for a study permit extension
Use the IRCC secure account when you apply to extend your study permit.
Even if you applied for your initial study permit using another account, you must use the secure account when you apply to extend your study permit.
If you can't apply online
You can apply on paper if you can’t apply online because:
- of a disability
- you're travelling with an identity or travel document that was issued to a refugee, a stateless person or a non-citizen
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