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• Letter of acceptance from a participating DLI
• Proof of financial support
• Language tests
• Medical exams and police certificates
• Provincial attestation letter or territorial attestation letter

Letter of acceptance from a participating DLI

You need to tell your school that you want to apply under the Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot (FMCSP).
Your school must then give you a letter of acceptance (LOA). The letter must

• say you’re applying under the Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot (FMCSP) and
• indicate that your program of study meets the requirements

You must include the original or electronic copy of your letter with your study permit application.

Proof of financial support

You can prove that you have enough money to meet the financial requirement with any combination of the following documents:

• proof of a Canadian bank account in your name, if you’ve transferred money to Canada
• a Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC) from a participating Canadian financial institution
• proof of a student or education loan from a bank
• your bank statements for the past 4 months
• a bank draft that can be converted to Canadian dollars
• proof you paid tuition and housing fees if you plan to live on campus
• a letter from the person or school giving you money or
• proof of funding paid from within Canada, if you have a scholarship or are in a Canadian-funded educational program

The amount of money you need to have, in addition to your first year of tuition and travel costs, depends on the size of the community where the main campus of your school is located.

If your country uses foreign exchange controls, you must prove that you’ll be allowed to export funds for all of your expenses.

Language tests

You must be able to prove that your French speaking, listening, reading and writing skills are at a level 5 or higher in the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens scale.

• You can take either of these approved language tests:
  • Test d’évaluation de français (TEF Canada)
  • Test de connaissance du français (TCF Canada)

Medical exams and police certificates

Depending on where you’re applying from, you may need to provide a medical exam or police certificate.

Provincial attestation letter or territorial attestation letter

You don’t need a provincial attestation letter (PAL) or a territorial attestation letter (TAL) when applying for a study permit through this pilot.