IRPR r. 211.1

Definition of designated learning institution

What that means

A study permit is tied to a designated learning institution, which is a school approved to host international students. This rule says what makes a school one. Schools run by a federal department or agency qualify outright. Other schools qualify because their province designated them under an agreement with the Minister, on the basis that they meet provincial standards for delivering education. Depending on the agreement, the designation covers post-secondary schools or primary and secondary schools. Where a province has no agreement for primary and secondary schools, every primary and secondary school there counts. Quebec adds its own list of schools, colleges and universities set by Quebec law.

The law says

211.1 In this Part, designated learning institution means

(a)the following learning institutions:
(i)a learning institution that is administered by a federal department or agency,
(ii)if a province has entered into an agreement or arrangement with the Minister in respect of post-secondary learning institutions in Canada that host international students, a post-secondary learning institution located in the province that is designated by the province for the purposes of these Regulations on the basis that the institution meets provincial requirements in respect of the delivery of education,
(iii)if a province has entered into an agreement or arrangement with the Minister in respect of primary or secondary learning institutions in Canada that host international students, a primary or secondary learning institution located in the province that is designated by the province for the purposes of these Regulations on the basis that the institution meets provincial requirements in respect of the delivery of education, and
(iv)if a province has not entered into an agreement or arrangement with the Minister in respect of primary or secondary learning institutions in Canada that host international students, any primary or secondary level learning institution in the province; and
(b)in the case of Quebec, the following additional learning institutions:
(i)any educational institution within the meaning of section 36 of the Education Act of Quebec, R.S.Q. c. I-13.3,
(ii)any college established in accordance with section 2 of the General and Vocational Colleges Act of Quebec, R.S.Q. c. 29,
(iii)any private educational institution for which a permit is issued under section 10 of the Act respecting private education of Quebec, R.S.Q. c. E-9.1,
(iv)any educational institution operated under an Act of Quebec by a government department or a body that is a mandatary of the province,
(v)the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec established by the Act respecting the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec of Quebec, R.S.Q. c. C-62.1, and
(vi)any educational institution at the university level referred to in section 1 of the Act respecting educational institutions at the university level, R.S.Q. c. E-14.1.

IRPR r. 211.2

List of provinces

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What that means

The Minister has to publish a list of the provinces that have signed an agreement or arrangement covering schools that host international students. It is a transparency duty. The list is worth checking, because your school's designation flows from these arrangements.

The law says

211.2 The Minister shall publish a list of those provinces with which the Minister has entered into an agreement or arrangement in respect of learning institutions that host international students.

r. 211 Student

The law says

Sections numbered under r. 211

Definition of designated learning institution

List of provinces

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r. 211 Student

Sections numbered under r. 211

Guides that explain this section

Explained in depth in the textbooks

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