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- Letter of acceptance from a participating DLI
- How to show you meet the financial capacity requirements
- Language tests
- Medical exams and police certificates
- Provincial attestation letter or territorial attestation letter
Letter of acceptance from a participating DLI
You need to tell your school that you want to apply under the Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot (FMCSP).
Your school must then give you a letter of acceptance (LOA). The letter must
- say you’re applying under the Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot (FMCSP) and
- indicate that your program of study meets the requirements
You must include the original or electronic copy of your letter with your study permit application.
How to show you meet the financial capacity requirements
You must provide us with documents that prove you have the required funds available for all the costs listed above. This means that
- you must show you have enough financial resources for the first year of your studies
- for programs more than a year long, you must also tell us how you plan to pay for the full duration of your studies
- For example, you can show proof that your scholarship is more than a year long, proof that your parents are employed, etc.
We’ll assess the amount of funds you have and their source, and confirm that you have funds available to you throughout the full duration of your studies.
Common documents that can be used to show proof of funds
The documents below are examples of documents you can use as proof of funds.
- This is not a complete list. There may be other types of documents you can provide as proof instead.
- You don’t need to provide all of these documents, but you do need to give enough proof to show that you meet all the financial capacity requirements.
Tuition and study costs
For example, you can use
- proof you paid for the first year of your tuition and housing fees, such as a receipt from your designated learning institution
- This must be accompanied by other documents proving you have sufficient funds to cover living expenses and transportation costs.
- proof of a student or education loan from a bank
- proof of a scholarship or that you’re in a Government of Canada–funded educational program
- If your scholarship only covers tuition, you must provide other documents proving you have sufficient funds to cover living expenses and transportation costs.
Employment and other financial support
For example, you can use
- pay stubs from recent employment
- a letter from the person or institution giving you money that includes
- their employment or occupation (a letter from the employer, pay stubs, etc.)
- their relationship to you
- the number of their dependants, if they have any
- the amount of their support
- proof of the relationship to the person or institution giving you money and evidence of the financial support they will provide
- This must include a copy of their identification photo or proof of their business registration.
Banking and other income
For example, you can use
- proof of a Canadian bank account in your name if you’ve transferred money to Canada
- a guaranteed investment certificate from a Canadian financial institution
- your bank statements (for your Canadian or foreign bank account) for the past 6 months, including the month you submitted your application or the month prior
- This must include documentation to show the source of the income (employment income, savings transfers, etc.) in the bank statements.
- financial documents related to a pension plan
- proof of income from rental properties
Other documents may also be required. Check the visa office instructions for your country or region for local requirements.
If your country uses foreign exchange controls, you must prove that you’ll be allowed to export funds for all of your expenses.
Language tests
You must be able to prove that your French speaking, listening, reading and writing skills are at a level 5 or higher in the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens scale.
- You can take either of these approved language tests:
Medical exams and police certificates
Depending on where you’re applying from, you may need to provide a medical exam or police certificate.
Who needs a medical exam
You may need to get a medical exam if
- you lived or travelled in certain countries or territories for 6 or more months in the year before you come to Canada or
- you plan on studying or working in
- the health field
- primary or secondary education or
- child or elder care
To get a medical exam, you must see a doctor who has been approved by IRCC.
Find out more about medical exams.
Who needs a police certificate
Your visa office instructions will tell you if you need to get a police certificate. You’ll find these instructions when you select your country of residence. Make sure you read these instructions before you apply, so you know if you need a police certificate or any other documents to apply.
Find out more about police certificates.
Provincial attestation letter or territorial attestation letter
You don’t need a provincial attestation letter (PAL) or a territorial attestation letter (TAL) when applying for a study permit through this pilot.