Admissions Where can I see the available programs to international students? Click HERE. How do I know if you are still accepting applications to a program? Check the program page under Intakes and Availability. Where can I find the admission requirements, including the English language requirements? Click HERE. How do I apply for a program? Click HERE. I am interested in the Practical Nursing program. How can I proceed? You can start by emailing international@durhamcollege.ca. I am asked to submit a missing document. What should I do if I cannot find the “Upload Document” option? You can email internationalapplications@durhamcollege.ca; for applications from South East Asia, please email sea@durhamcollege.ca. What is the average processing time for an application? 4-6 weeks. How can I make sure my seat is saved? Securing your seat is a 2-step process. You must accept/confirm the offer and pay the correct amount of tuition (indicated in Box 25 of your offer letter). How can I access my Letter of Acceptance (LOA)? You can access your LOA through MyDC. Can I change my program after getting accepted? You can use our Contact Us form. I cannot login to MyDC to access my LOA. Who can help me reset my password? You can contact IT Service Desk by phone or through live chat. I am already a DC student. How can I apply for a second program here? Click HERE. What should I do if I have further questions about international admissions? Contact us. Immigration I am a new international student, and I’ve applied for my study permit. How can I keep the college updated on my study permit application status? To keep us updated, use the Visa Status Update form on MyDC. You should use the form three times: After you’ve applied for your study permit (upload your application receipt from IRCC). After you’ve received the study permit approval letter (upload your port of entry letter of introduction). After you’ve obtained the actual study permit (upload a copy of your study permit). I am eligible to work on/off campus, but I cannot find the work condition on my study permit. What should I do? If your study permit doesn’t have work conditions on it, you can ask to have these conditions added if you’re eligible to work on/off campus. There’s no fee to add these conditions to your permit. You’ll need to request an amendment to your study permit before you can apply for a SIN from Service Canada. How many hours can I work using my study permit work authorization? You may be eligible to work in Canada while studying as a full-time student, if your study permit includes a condition that says you can work on or off campus. You can only start working in Canada when you start your study program as a full-time international student and you have a SIN. You can work as many hours as you want for on-campus work, in addition to working off campus, as long as you continue to meet the eligibility requirements for working on campus. You can work up to 20 hours per week for off-campus work during regular school semesters. You can work full-time if you are on a regularly scheduled break. You must be a full-time student both before and after the break to work full-time, unless the semester after the break is your final semester. I am taking a leave from studies. Can I work during the leave? No, you cannot work on/off campus during a leave from your studies. You may only work again after you’re back to studying if you have a valid study permit and you meet the eligibility to work. Can I take a semester off? If you choose to take a semester off, this is not a regularly scheduled break, but a leave from studies. It will negatively affect your PGWP application in the future. You can see the definition of a regularly scheduled break HERE. A regularly scheduled break is when everyone in your program takes the time off. Do I have a semester break in my program? Most September start programs follow the path of completing Semester 1 and 2, then 4 months off (regularly scheduled break), and then Semester 3 and 4. Most January/May start students complete four back-to-back semesters with no semester break. Your program coordinator/academic student advisor can confirm if you have a semester off if this information is not listed on the program page of the website. I need to extend my study permit. What documents do I need? Required documents include: Application form – IMM5709 Copy of passport pages Copy of current study permit Proof of enrolment at a DLI (e.g. Verification of Enrolment letter on MyDC) Proof of funds available or means of support If you need assistance in this application, visit this IRCC website. You can also refer to our Handout or watch the related video on our YouTube channel. I need help with my study permit/work permit application. How can I get it? You can watch the related video on our YouTube channel. If you are still having challenges, you can make an appointment with an ISA. I’ve applied for my study permit extension, and my original study permit is expired. Can I continue studying and/or using the work authorization on my original study permit? Yes, if you applied to extend your study permit before it expired, and you remain in Canada after your original study permit expired, you are on “maintained status”. That means you can keep studying and/or working under the same conditions while waiting for a decision from IRCC. For more information about “maintained status”, you may visit this IRCC webpage. My study permit has expired, and I forgot to extend it before it expired. What can I do? You must stop studying and working immediately as you are out of status. Since the day you lose your status, you have up to 90 days to apply to restore your status as a student. How do I know if I need a co-op work permit? Box 24 in your Letter of Acceptance (LOA) will indicate if your program has a work component. If there is a mandatory work component in your program, you need a co-op work permit. When applying for your initial study permit, you are asked “Is work an essential component of your studies?”. If you said “yes” to this, you are required to upload a co-op letter, and you can use the second page of your LOA for this. You should receive a co-op work permit along with a study permit when you enter Canada. I did not receive a co-op work permit when I entered Canada, but I need one. What should I do? You can apply for a co-op work permit from inside Canada for free. Contact us for a co-op verification letter to support your application. I’ve applied for a co-op work permit from inside Canada. Can I begin my mandatory work component of my program while waiting for it to be processed? You may begin the mandatory work component (e.g. co-op/placement/internship/practicum) using your study permit on-campus and off-campus work authorization, provided you meet all the eligibility requirements. For off-campus work authorization, as per paragraph R186(v), you can work a total of 20 hours per week during an academic term or semester while you are waiting for the co-op work permit. However, the 20 hours must include both the hours worked at your co-op/placement/internship/practicum job and those worked at your regular paid job (if you have one). If the co-op work permit application is refused, you must stop the work immediately. My program has an optional co-op. Do I need a co-op work permit? Once you have been accepted into the co-op, it becomes a mandatory component of your program. We will send you the documents you need to apply for the co-op work permit, if you don’t already have one. The mandatory work component of my program is completed. Can I use my co-op work permit for other jobs? No. Your co-op work permit is for the mandatory work component of your program only. You cannot use it for any other jobs. Once the work component of your program is completed, your co-op work permit becomes invalid. What is my work eligibility upon finishing my studies? If you have finished all of your studies, you may continue working on/off campus as long as you have a valid study permit and you meet the conditions outlined on your study permit. For off-campus work, you can work for up to 20 hours per week after you finish your studies. However, once your Verification of Graduation letter is available on MyDC showing status as "Approved - Not Yet Awarded", you must stop working immediately. You may only work again on a full-time basis after you submit your application for a PGWP with a valid study permit and you meet all the other requirements as per R186(w). How do I know the length of the PGWP that I am eligible for? Visit HERE to learn how the length of a PGWP is determined. Can I study part-time and still be eligible for a PGWP? If you have been studying full-time in every semester, and you only need a part-time course load in your final semester, you can study part-time in your final semester. This should not affect your PGWP eligibility. To learn the PGWP eligibility requirements, read HERE. When can I apply for my PGWP? You have up to 180 days after you graduate to apply for a PGWP. When you apply, make sure you have a valid study permit if you apply from inside Canada. You can apply for a PGWP after you’ve received your Verification of Graduation letter with the status “Approved – Not Yet Awarded” and your official transcript. Your Verification of Graduation letter is available on MyDC approximately 5-6 weeks after the final grades are entered into the system. You should order your official transcript early, even before you finish your studies, and choose “Hold until final grades are released”. You can request an official transcript through your MyDC. Choose Records and Personal Information. Click Transcript Request - under Options to order a transcript, select 2. Request a transcript – Current Students, Graduates and Alumni. Log in with your student number and password. Here is a tutorial on how to order a transcript through MyCreds. Once in MyCreds, to save your transcript as a PDF: Choose Option 1 Generate a link to my documents. Add your name, email address, etc. and share to yourself. Open the document via email, download a PDF copy. Here is a tutorial video on how to get a PDF copy from MyCreds. What do I need from the college to apply for my PGWP? You need both your Verification of Graduation letter (available on MyDC about 2 weeks before the convocation ceremony) and your official transcript from the college for your PGWP application. When your graduation is confirmed, the status on your letter should state “Approved – Not Yet Awarded” or “Awarded”. My Verification of Graduation letter says “Approved – Not Yet Awarded”. Is this the one I need to apply for my PGWP? Yes. Can I leave Canada after finishing my classes? HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR PGWP You may travel and re-enter Canada if you have a valid TRV or eTA, and you should bring: Verification of Graduation letter and official transcript Valid study permit HAVE APPLIED FOR PGWP You may travel and re-enter Canada if you have a valid TRV or eTA, and you should bring: Copy of acknowledgement of receipt from PGWP application Fee payment receipt As long as you for a PGWP with a valid study permit from within Canada and meets other criteria under R186(w), you can start working full-time, even after re-entering Canada following a trip abroad. What should I do if I have further questions about immigration? Contact us. Registration When does the web registration start and end? Please visit the Important Dates page. How can I register for a timetable? Please visit MyDC, Enrolment Services Tutorials. What fees do I need to pay to register? Please visit the Program Fee Calculator. Choose your program. Choose “International”. Choose your intake (i.e. when you started your program). There is a financial hold on my account. Can I still register? No. You will need to pay your financial balance and have your hold manually removed. You can connect with us on Live Chat during business hours for a hold to be removed. Where can I see the timetable? Please visit MyDC, Enrolment Services Tutorials. What should I do if I have further questions about registration? You can connect with us on Live Chat during business hours. Academics I’ve failed one course. Who should I turn to for help? If you failed a course or courses and need to renew your study permit, please follow these steps: Contact your academic student advisor for an academic plan to complete your program. Contact us after you have connected with your academic student advisor, and include your full name, student number, a copy of your study permit and the academic plan. We will evaluate your situation, and help support your study permit extension with the necessary documentation. Your academic student advisor will guide you on how to complete your program, and ISAs can assist you in your study permit extension application. I must travel due to an emergency during a semester. Who should I inform this? Depending on how long you will be away, you may need to take a leave from your studies. If this is the case, you should book a virtual meeting with an ISA and apply to withdraw from your current semester. If you will be away for a short period of time (e.g. one week), you can inform all your professors of this, and also let your academic student advisor know your plan. When you seek re-entry to Canada, you must have a valid TRV or eTA. You should also travel with a copy of your Verification of Enrolment letter and your timetable. Please note that being absent for your classes, even just for a short period of time, may have a negative impact on your academic performance. I haven’t met the GPA requirement to graduate. What should I do? You will work with your academic student advisor to find a way to complete your program. If you need to extend your study permit, contact us after you have connected with your academic student advisor, and include your full name, student number, a copy of your study permit and the academic plan. We will evaluate your situation, and help support your study permit extension with the necessary documentation. There is a financial hold on my account. Can I still register? No. You will need to pay your financial balance and have your hold manually removed. You can connect with us on Live Chat during business hours for a hold to be removed. Where can I see the timetable? Please visit MyDC, Enrolment Services Tutorials. What should I do if I have further questions about registration? 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