A choice of settings
Compare a metropolitan campus with a smaller-city experience. Think about your daily routine as carefully as your course title.
✦🇨🇦 EXPLORE CANADA
New horizons.
A Canadian chapter.
Bring your study, career or travel plans into focus, from vibrant city campuses to the wide-open spaces beyond.
TorontoVancouverMontréal
DESTINATION 01 / 08
North AmericaCanadaMake room for a new beginning.
CapitalOttawa
CurrencyCanadian dollar · CAD
Planning focusCourse, city & living costs
✦MORE THAN A DESTINATION
See the place.
Plan the possibilities.
A decision to move or travel abroad has more than one side. Your course, career direction, living budget and family plans all deserve a place in the conversation. Start by separating what you want to achieve from the permission you need to do it.
A plan beyond admission
An offer of admission and a study permit serve different purposes. Build time into your plan for both.
Space for your priorities
Make room for housing, transport, climate and the support you would want around you after arrival.
✦START WITH YOUR PURPOSE
Your plans.
Your Canada pathway.
These are starting points for research.
Requirements depend on your circumstances.
Study permit
Most international students need a study permit for an eligible course at a designated learning institution. Confirm the institution and the documents that apply to your situation before submitting.
Start with the institution, course and current IRCC checklist.
Work permits
Canada has different work-permit categories. The route and conditions depend on the job, employer and applicant; an open work permit is available only in eligible circumstances.
A job offer and permission to work are separate checks.
Visitor & business travel
Check whether your passport and travel circumstances require a visitor visa or eTA. Tourism, visiting family and business visits have their own supporting context.
Match the application to the actual purpose of your visit.
Permanent residence
Permanent residence may involve a skilled-worker, regional or family route. Express Entry manages applications for specified skilled-worker programmes; creating a profile does not guarantee an invitation.
Assess the programme first; avoid treating a points estimate as approval.
✦A LITTLE PREPARATION. A CLEARER CONVERSATION.
Bring the details
into focus.
A useful first conversation starts with your purpose, background and priorities. Keep this broad checklist in mind.
- 01
Shortlist the course or identify the purpose of the move.
- 02
Compare the total living plan, not tuition or salary alone.
- 03
Review the applicable IRCC route and current document checklist.
- 04
Keep copies of the application, receipts and decision correspondence.
Does a college offer guarantee a visa?
No. Admission is an institution’s decision; immigration permission is assessed separately. Review both sets of requirements.
Does a study route automatically lead to permanent residence?
No. Study, work permission and permanent residence are separate matters, each with its own rules and eligibility.
Can WEES help me organise my next steps?
Start a conversation with your intended course or purpose, destination and timeline. We can discuss the information needed for a clearer plan.
Go straight to the source.
Check the latest government requirements before applying. Guidance reviewed 26 October 2026.
✦LET’S MAKE YOUR NEXT MOVE PERSONAL
Your Canada chapter.
Let’s start a conversation.
Share your plans with WEES. We’ll start with your story.