1. Acceptance letter

You must have an acceptance letter from the school or college where you wish to study. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has produced a standardized letter of acceptance to be filled out by educational institutions, please visit http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/pub/acclet-e.pdf to view it.

2. Valid Passport or Travel Document.

You must have a valid passport that guarantees reentry to the country that issued it.

3. Six Passport size Photographs

The name and date of birth of the person should be written on the back of each photo. For more information please visit http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/photospecs.asp..

4. Financial Support Proof

You must show a proof that you have enough money to support yourself for your entire stay in Canada. Such evidence may include:

1.    Proof of a Canadian bank account in your name if money has been transferred to Canada;
2.    Your bank statements for the past four months;
3.    A bank draft in convertible currency;
4.    Proof of payment of tuition and residence fees;
5.    Proof of funding paid from within Canada if you have a scholarship or are in a Canadian-funded educational program.
6.    Letter from your employer or sponsoring organization if you are being sponsored.

If foreign exchange control measures exist in your country, you must provide proof that you will be permitted by the exchange control authorities of your country to export funds for all of your expenses.

5. Completed Application for Study Permit.

You can download the application from http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/student.asp

Read the instructions carefully before filling the form

6. Proof of payment of the application fee in acceptable format.

7. If studying in Quebec, a valid CAQ.

For more information on this please visit
http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/index.html

8. Letter of explanation

Even if you do not require a study permit, you may wish to apply for one. If you decide that you want to continue your studies in another program after you complete your short-term course (less than six months), you should include a letter that explains why you are applying. The letter will inform the visa officer that you understand your options. For example, the letter might say:

'Dear Visa Officer,
I would like to have a study permit for ten-week course in English because I would like to apply to a Canadian-university program after I finish the course.'

Good luck!

by Wesley Moxam