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
Attestation exemptions, allocation processes and validity rules can change by intake, province, territory and program level.
REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints
- 01RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Determine whether an attestation is required
Use the current IRCC categories to decide whether this study-permit request needs a PAL/TAL, needs a Québec CAQ instead, or falls under a listed exemption.
- Expected output
- A dated PAL/TAL, CAQ or exemption branch record.
- Checkpoint
- The branch is based on current program level, institution, province and applicant category—not a prior intake rule.
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Confirm the issuing process
Ask the designated learning institution how its province or territory issues the attestation and what school deposit or admission step must occur first.
- Expected output
- Written school instructions for the current attestation process.
- Checkpoint
- The instructions name the applicant’s institution, intake and issuing authority.
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Provide exact school and identity facts
Provide only the identity, offer, program and intake details requested by the school or issuing authority and retain the transmission record.
- Expected output
- A dated attestation request or school transmission confirmation.
- Checkpoint
- Names, passport details, DLI, program and intake match the acceptance letter.
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Receive and validate the attestation
When the PAL/TAL is issued, compare the applicant, institution, program, province or territory, issue date and validity information with the planned application.
- Expected output
- A validated PAL/TAL retained with the admission file.
- Checkpoint
- Every field is correct and the document remains valid for the planned submission.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Provincial or territorial attestation letter · www.canada.ca - 05RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Attach the right record to the study application
Upload the valid PAL/TAL, Québec CAQ or the exact exemption evidence in the location required by the current study-permit checklist.
- Expected output
- The study-permit package contains the applicable attestation or exemption record.
- Checkpoint
- The uploaded record belongs to the same applicant, institution and intake as the federal application.
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Recheck validity after a material change
If the institution, program, province, intake or submission timing changes, use the current official rules and school instructions to determine whether a new attestation is needed.
- Expected output
- A dated reuse-or-reissue decision supported by current instructions.
- Checkpoint
- An old PAL/TAL is not reused solely because it was accepted for a different application.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Provincial or territorial attestation letter · www.canada.ca
DOCUMENT PREPARATION SUMMARY
What this procedure organizes
- Prepare the current acceptance letter, DLI/program/intake and passport details, written school or issuing-authority instructions, the issued PAL/TAL or Québec CAQ, exemption evidence where applicable and the study-permit checklist location where it is submitted.