Before you start
- Use only your own government account.
- Never share government or email credentials.
- Confirm fees, deadlines and checklists when you act.
CHANGING CONDITIONS
School-change rules now depend on level, location, permit wording and whether an application is in progress; re-run the official decision tree for every material change.
REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints
- 01RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Describe the planned study change
Record the current and proposed institution, DLI, program, level, province, dates and the conditions printed on the current study permit.
- Expected output
- A side-by-side dated record of the current and proposed studies.
- Checkpoint
- Every identifier and date matches the two schools’ records and the current permit.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Changing your school or program · www.canada.ca - 02RESPONSIBLESchool
Obtain the new DLI acceptance
Obtain and review the new institution’s letter of acceptance, including program, campus, start date, conditions and any deposit record.
- Expected output
- A current acceptance letter from the proposed DLI.
- Checkpoint
- The school and program are the ones used in the change analysis and any new application.
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Use the current change-of-school branch
Follow the IRCC page for the recorded location, permit wording, post-secondary or secondary level, Québec situation and whether an application is already in progress.
- Expected output
- The exact extend, new-permit, web-form or permitted-continuation branch is recorded.
- Checkpoint
- The branch is supported by the current official decision tree; a former DLI-notification practice is not assumed.
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Prepare new-school and status evidence
Prepare the current permit and passport, both school records, academic progress, funds, PAL/TAL or CAQ handling and every document named by the selected official branch.
- Expected output
- A branch-specific school-change evidence set.
- Checkpoint
- Gaps, withdrawals and status facts are recorded consistently and no reason is invented.
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Complete the required IRCC action
Submit the new permit, extension or in-progress-application update through the named IRCC channel before changing schools when the current branch requires it.
- Expected output
- An official submission or update confirmation linked to the new DLI.
- Checkpoint
- The confirmation contains the correct new institution and was completed before the change deadline in the current instructions.
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Verify authorization before starting
Read the pending-case and issued-permit instructions before beginning at the new school, then retain the decision and verify all study and work conditions.
- Expected output
- A verified authorization and new-school start record.
- Checkpoint
- The new studies begin only when the current official branch and valid documents permit them.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Changing your school or program · www.canada.ca
DOCUMENT PREPARATION SUMMARY
What this procedure organizes
- Prepare the current permit/passport and old-school record, the new DLI acceptance and deposit, program/date comparison, academic progress and funds, PAL/TAL/CAQ handling, the branch-specific forms or web-form record, submission confirmation and new permit.