A student must be accepted by a school in Canada that before they can qualify for a study permit (as of June 1, 2014). Consult the designated learning institutions list (DLI) for schools at the post-secondary level.

All primary and secondary schools in Canada are automatically designated.

 

Contact information for provincial and territorial government ministries responsible for education

Alberta

• Elementary and Junior-Senior Schools
• Post-Secondary Schools (universities, colleges, etc.)

British Columbia

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Post-Secondary Education (universities, colleges, etc.)

Manitoba

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Post-Secondary Education (universities, colleges, etc.)

New Brunswick

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Post-Secondary Education (universities, colleges, etc.)

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Post-Secondary Education (universities, colleges, etc.)

Northwest Territories

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Post-Secondary Education (universities, colleges, etc.)

Nova Scotia

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Post-Secondary Education (universities, colleges, etc.)

Nunavut

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Post-Secondary Education (universities, colleges, etc.)

Ontario

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Post-Secondary Education (universities, colleges, etc.)

Prince Edward Island

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Post-Secondary Education (universities, colleges, etc.)

Quebec

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Post-Secondary Education (universities, colleges, etc.)

Saskatchewan

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Post-Secondary Education (universities, colleges, etc.)

Yukon

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Post-Secondary Education (universities, colleges, etc.)

 

TERM

Secondary (Related terms: High school, Middle school):
An institution that provides an education to students who have completed elementary school. These schools usually include grades 9 through 12 (although, in some areas, they start with grade 7). In the province of Quebec, secondary grades are called grades 1 through 5.

College:
A stage of higher education that comes after high school. Colleges offer one- to three-year diploma programs in academic or technical subjects.