Study in Canada Without a Study Permit
A foreign national must apply for and get a Canadian study permit in order to study in Canada at any level.
A foreign student may, however, be excluded from this requirement in certain circumstances.
- Short-Term Study in Canada
- Minor Children in Canada
- Family Members and Private Staff of Diplomats
- Members of Foreign Armed Forces in Canada
Members of the armed forces of a country that is a designated state under the Visiting Forces Act do not require a permit to study in Canada.
The Visiting Forces Act lists the following countries as designated states:
| Albania | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Australia | Austria |
| Azerbaijani | Bangladesh |
| Barbados | Belgium |
| Belize | Benin |
| Botswana | Brunei |
| Bulgaria | Cameroon |
| Croatia | Czech Republic |
| Denmark | El Salvador |
| Estonia | Ethiopia |
| Finland | France |
| Georgia | Germany |
| Ghana | Greece |
| Guyana | Hungary |
| Iceland | Italy |
| Ivory Coast | Jamaica |
| Japan | Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | Korea |
| Kuwait | Latvia |
| Lithuania | Luxembourg |
| Malawi | Malaysia |
| Moldova | Nepal |
| Netherlands | New Zealand |
| Nicaragua | Niger |
| Nigeria | North Macedonia |
| Norway | Oman |
| Poland | Portugal |
| Romania | Sierra Leone |
| Singapore | Slovak Republic |
| Slovenia | Spain |
| Sudan | Sweden |
| Swaziland | Tanzania |
| Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Turkey | Uganda |
| Ukraine | United Arab Emirates |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | United States of America |
| Uzbekistan | Venezuela |
| Zambia | Zimbabwe |
