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Provincial Attestation Letter

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What is a Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL)?

  1. A confirms that you have been assigned one of the available spaces to study in the province you plan to study in.
  2. Immigration Canada now requires to obtain a PAL to apply for or extend their study permit.
  3. In Quebec, the CAQ will serve as both your CAQ and your PAL.
  4. For your CAQ to act as your PAL, it must include the following line:
    This letter of attestation confirms that the applicant has a place in the Qu茅bec share of the distribution of study permit applications or that he or she has been exempted.

If you are applying for your study permit and have a valid CAQ without the PAL line, you will need to request an updated CAQ attestation letter from Immigration Quebec via their鈥痺ebform鈥�(select 鈥淐AQ 鈥� Updated Letter of Attestation鈥�) before applying for your study permit.鈥�

Who needs a Provincial Attestation Letter?

驰辞耻鈥�尘耻蝉迟鈥�provide a PAL if:听

  • you are applying for your study permit using the outside of Canada application (IMM1294) and:
    • You are an undergraduate student or
    • You will be doing a program that is not a 惭补蝉迟别谤鈥檚 or PhD program 鈥� e.g., graduate certificate, graduate diploma, or post-graduate diploma program.
  • If you are applying for a study permit from inside Canada (IMM 5709) and you do not qualify for a .

You do not require a PAL if:

  • you are an incoming 惭补蝉迟别谤鈥檚 or PhD student
  • If you are applying to extend your study permit from inside Canada (IMM 5709) for .

Almost all international students require a CAQ 鈥撯��even if鈥痶hey are exempt from the PAL requirement.鈥疦翱罢贰:鈥疉 very small number of students do not need a CAQ to study in Quebec. See the short鈥�.

I require a PAL. What do I need to include in my study permit application?

  1. The CAQ section of your document checklist; and
  2. The Provincial or Territorial Attestation Letter (PAL or TAL) section of your document checklist.

I am PAL-exempt. How can I prove this?听

  • If you qualify for an鈥�, you鈥境懿醭兮�痯rovide proof of your exception in your study permit application. If you do not provide proof of your PAL exception,鈥痽our application could be refused.鈥��
  • In the eligibility questionnaire, for the question:

    Do you have a provincial or territorial attestation letter or meet an exception from submitting a provincial or territorial attestation letter?

    • ANSWER: Yes, I meet an exception from submitting a provincial or territorial attestation letter.
    • Upload Proof of Provincial or Territorial Attestation Letter (PAL or TAL) Exception in your document checklist.

Example

You do not require a PAL because you are applying to extend your study permit from inside Canada (IMM 5709) at the same designated learning institution (DLI) and level of study as your current study permit. For example:

  • You are an undergraduate student and you need one or more semesters of enrolment beyond the expiration date of your current study permit in order to complete your degree requirements..听
  • You are a 惭补蝉迟别谤鈥檚 or PhD student and you need one or more semesters of enrolment beyond the expiration date of your current study permit in order to complete your degree requirements.听

础蝉鈥�proof鈥痮蹿 your PAL exception, you can upload as鈥�one pdf file:听

  • A cover letter explaining which exception you qualify for and how you qualify for it. For example:
    To whom it may concern,

    I am exempt from the PAL requirement as I am applying to extend my study permit from inside Canada in order to continue my studies at the same designated learning institution (涩里番)鈥痑nd鈥痑t the same level of study (indicate Bachelor鈥檚, 惭补蝉迟别谤鈥檚, or PhD) as my current study permit. Please see attached documents as proof.
  • Proof of Enrolment Letter confirming that you are still enrolled at the same level of study and DLI as your current study permit. *NOTE: Your study permit should indicate 鈥溕锓�� or 鈥淒esignated Learning Inst-QC鈥� for the DLI.
  • Official e-transcript (recent)
  • Copy of your current study permit
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