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Implementation of Letter of Acceptance (LOA) Verification System

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada
Operative dateDecember 1, 2023
CategoryStudent
Policy toolDocumentation
Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) are now required to use a secure IT portal to verify international student Letters of Acceptance directly with IRCC before study permits are processed.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) are now required to use a secure IT portal to verify international student Letters of Acceptance directly with IRCC before study permits are processed.

Official source excerpt

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… on campuses across the country, they have also experienced some serious challenges navigating Canada’s International Student Program. The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced plans to implement several measures aimed at strengthening Canada’s International Student Program and at better protecting genuine students from fraud. These measures include the following: - Starting December 1, 2023, post-secondary designated learning institutions (DLI) will be required to confirm every applicant’s letter of acceptance directly with IRCC. This new, … enhanced verification process aims to protect prospective students from letter‑of‑acceptance fraud and to help them avoid similar problems that some students faced earlier this year as a result of fraud investigations. It will also ensure that study permits are issued based only on genuine letters of acceptance. - In time for the fall 2024 semester, IRCC will adopt a “recognized institution” framework to benefit post-secondary DLIs that set a higher standard for services, support and outcomes for international students. These DLIs will benefit, for example, from the priority processing of study … genuine students did not face removal from Canada. As of February 26, 2024, the taskforce has reviewed 108 cases. Of the reviewed cases, 67 individuals were determined to be genuine students. For the others, CBSA’s removal proceedings have continued. To increase the integrity of the International Student Program and better protect vulnerable students from fraud, on December 1, 2023, post-secondary designated learning institutions (DLIs) began verifying each overseas applicant’s letter of acceptance directly with IRCC to ensure it is valid. On January 30, 2024, the process was updated to include …
Government of CanadaCanada.ca. Implementation of Letter of Acceptance (LOA) Verification System. Effective 2023-12-01.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/transparency/committees/cimm-feb-28-2024/narrative.html

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