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
Extension timing, attestation requirements and maintained-status work or study rules can change; verify them before the current permit expires.
REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints
- 01RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Build the permit-expiry timeline
Record the study permit expiry, passport expiry, program end date and current status conditions before calculating when an extension must be filed.
- Expected output
- A dated permit, passport and program timeline.
- Checkpoint
- Every date is read from a current official document or school record.
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Obtain enrolment and progress records
Request current enrolment, acceptance or program-progress evidence showing the institution, program, dates and remaining study period.
- Expected output
- Current school records supporting the requested extension period.
- Checkpoint
- The requested permit end date is consistent with the school record and passport validity.
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Confirm attestation and Québec handling
Check the live rules for a PAL, TAL, CAQ extension or exemption and obtain the applicable school or Québec record before submission.
- Expected output
- A current attestation, CAQ or documented exemption decision.
- Checkpoint
- The selected record applies to this extension, institution and study period.
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Prepare the extension evidence set
Open the current IRCC checklist and prepare passport, status, school, tuition, funds, academic-history and family records required for the extension.
- Expected output
- A current extension package indexed to the account checklist.
- Checkpoint
- Any interruption, change of school or status issue is disclosed factually rather than omitted.
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File before status expires
Review and submit the extension in the applicant’s own IRCC account, pay directly and retain the exact filing time, receipt and package copy.
- Expected output
- An official pre-expiry submission record.
- Checkpoint
- The confirmation time precedes the recorded permit expiry when maintained status is being considered.
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Follow maintained-status and decision limits
Follow the current IRCC rules on study and work while the application is processed, answer requests, and verify all conditions on the issued permit.
- Expected output
- The pending-period record, request responses and issued permit are organized.
- Checkpoint
- No activity beyond the current maintained-status or permit conditions is assumed.
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DOCUMENT PREPARATION SUMMARY
What this procedure organizes
- Prepare the current permit and passport, school enrolment/acceptance and progress records, PAL/TAL/CAQ or exemption, tuition and funds evidence, status and academic history, the personalized checklist, forms, receipts and IRCC messages.