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Canadian Student Visas (Study Permits)
Exchange students who are planning to be in Canada for less than 6 months (from your date of arrival) do not need a student visa (called a study permit in Canada). Exchange students who are Australian citizens and will be in Canada less than 6 months can enter Canada as visitors without obtaining a visa in advance. If you are not an Australian citizen you should check the link above to see whether you need to apply for a Temporary Residence Visa before you leave Australia.
However exchange students who enter Canada as visitors will not be able to work.
If you want to work during your exchange you should apply for a study permit before you leave Australia regardless of how long you will be in Canada (see the link above). This will allow you to work only in on-campus jobs at your host university. You have to be in Canada on a study permit for at least 12 months before your visa will allow off-campus work.
Coop courses (work placements) are offered by most Canadian universities but are not open to exchange students.
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| Study in Canada Pre-Departure Guide |
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| Bishop's University |
| Faculties: All |
| Level: Undergraduate only |
Semester Dates:
Fall semester: early September - mid December
Winter semester: early January - late April |
| Full Time Study Load: 15 credits per semester (5 courses) |
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Unit Descriptions
Click on the Semester you want to study at Bishop's, then click on the Department you want to study in. |
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| Carleton University |
| Faculties: All |
| Level: Undergraduate and postgraduate (but not postgraduate engineering students) |
Semester Dates:
Fall term: early September - mid December
Winter term: early January - late April |
| Full Time Study Load: 2.0 - 2.5 credits per semester (usually 4-5 courses) |
| Other: IT units at Carleton are not open to exchange students. |
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| Queen's University |
| Faculties: Arts only |
| Level: Undergraduate only |
Semester Dates:
Fall term: early September - late December
Winter term: early January - early May |
| Full Time Study Load: 2.0 - 2.5 credits per semester (usually 4-5 courses) |
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| Accommodation - see Queen's Exchange Handbook (link below) |
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| Insurance - see Queen's Exchange Handbook (link below) |
| Other Useful Information - Queen's Exchange Handbook |
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| Simon Fraser University |
| Faculties: All |
| Level: Undergraduate only |
Semester Dates:
Fall term: early September - mid December
Spring term: early January - mid April
Summer term: early May - mid August
Simon Fraser has a trimester calendar with three equal terms of 15 weeks |
| Full Time Study Load: 9 - 15 credit units per semester (usually 3-5 courses) |
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Accommodation
Exchange students who apply by the housing deadline (usually late March for Fall semester and early September for Spring semester) will go on a priority list for on-campus accommodation but it is not guaranteed. |
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Unit Descriptions
In addition to conventional pre-requisites, many units (courses) at SFU have additional Writing or Qantitative pre-requisites. Where applicable, they are indicated at the end of the Description section for each course listing.
For Writing designated courses, students are required to have achieved a C- in a university level English course or 75% in a high school English course.
For Quantitative designated courses students are required to have achieved a C- in a university level maths, statistics or economics course.
Exchange students may be asked to provide university or high school transcripts to prove they have met these additional pre-requisites.
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| University of Waterloo |
| Faculties: All |
| Level: Undergraduate and postgraduate |
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Semester Dates:
Fall term: early September - mid December
Winter term: early January - late April
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| Full Time Study Load: 2.5 credit units per semester (usually 5 courses) |
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Postgraduate Unit Descriptions |
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| York University (all faculties except law) |
| Faculties: All (but see below for Law) |
| Level: Undergraduate and postgraduate |
Semester Dates:
Fall semester: early September - mid December
Winter semester: early January - late April |
| Full Time Study Load: 15 credits per semester (usually 5 courses) |
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Other: The Business School (Schulich School of Business) is not open to exchange students.
Monash students are encouraged to commence at York in Monash semester 2. Semester 1 students need to have flexible study plans and may not get on-campus accommodation.
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| York University - Osgoode Law School |
| Faculties: Law only |
| Level: Undergraduate and postgraduate |
Semester Dates:
Fall semester: early September - mid December
Winter semester: early January - late April |
| Full Time Study Load: 13-17 credits per semester (usually 4-5 courses) |
| Other: Monash students should have completed 96 credit points of law with an average of at least 70% for entry to Osgoode Hall. Monash students can commence at Osgoode in Monash semester 2 only. |
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| Unit Descriptions - read the Navigating Osgoode guide (below) first |
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| Other Useful Information - Navigating Osgoode guide for exchange students (PDF) |
