International Students: Preparing Your Admission Application

Find all the information about our admission criteria for international applicants, required documents, and tuition fees.

If you want to study in Québec, you will need the following documents:

LaSalle College will also require that you submit the following documents:

If necessary, you can have your diploma and transcript translated by a certified translator.

Upon arrival, we will guide you through the necessary steps to take in the obtainment of your health care card.

Students who wish to obtain a study permit to study in Québec must provide proof of issuance of the Québec acceptance certificate (CAQ) issued by the ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI).

You will need to apply for a CAQ and a study permit once you have received your acceptance letter from LaSalle College.

DEC: To be admitted to a DEC program, you must obtain a Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES) or its recognized equivalent.

AEC: To be admitted to an AEC program, you must be deemed by the College to have sufficient prior training and satisfy one of the following conditions:

To have interrupted studies for at least 2 consecutive semesters, or one year
To hold an agreement between an employer and the College
To have completed at least one year in post-secondary studies

For more information, consult the Admission Criteria section of your program of interest or contact our admissions advisors. They will be happy to help.

Since your admission to the College is conditional upon obtaining a study permit issued by the competent authorities, your application must include proof of your financial capability to cover the tuition fees associated with your admission.

To facilitate the obtention of your study permit, the College strongly encourages you to make an initial payment of at least $5,000, which will be applied to your tuition fees as per the following instructions: Pay My Tuition Fees | LaSalle College Montréal.

This amount will be retained by the College, which will issue you a payment receipt. This receipt may then be used to support the financial capacity requirements of the government authorities when applying for your study permit.

In the event of a refusal of your admission application, withdrawal of your application, or non-completion of your enrolment, particularly due to the government's refusal to issue a study permit, the amount paid as tuition fees will be refunded to you in accordance with the provisions of the Act respecting private education.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible to ensure a spot in your desired semester.

We do our best to process all applications as quickly as possible.

We begin to process applications once we have received:

all validated documents, and
the payment of the admission fee.

Note: Some files may require additional processing time. Processing time may be extended during the period before the August and January terms.

LaSalle College has three annual start dates: fall, winter and summer semesters.

Here are the upcoming start dates for the Montréal and for the Laval campuses:

Winter Semester | DCS & ACS

Summer Semester | DCS & ACS

Students that did not complete their secondary education in Canada will need to provide the results of a standardized language test.

Note: Each application is reviewed and analyzed by our admissions team. That being said, achieving these results does not guarantee admission.

	IELTS Academic	TOEFL iBT	Cambridge	PTE Academic	Bright Five Stars
DCS	6.5 (overall and writing component)	IBT: 24 – 26 Paper-based: 61-63 (writing component) With no less than 18 (iBT) in any band	High B2 and 170 – 184 (overall and writing component) With no less than 170 in any band	56-65 (writing component)	3.5 (overall and writing component)
ACS	5.5 (overall)	IBT: 46-59	Low B2 and 162 overall	36-45	3.0 (overall)

Any student who has obtained a result lower than those indicated in this table may still be admitted, with a pathway that includes upgrading courses at LCI Language School or the Tremplin DEC program, for example.

	DELF tout public ou DALF	TCF tout public ou TEF	Bright Five Stars
DEC	B2 (au moins 18/25 à l’écrit et dans les autres compétences); ou C1 (au moins 16/25 à l’écrit et dans les autres compétences)	B2 atteint (score 499)	3.5 (général et à l'écrit)
AEC	B2	B2	3.0 (général)

We want to make our prospective students aware of the time frame for obtaining some of the required documents. It is your responsibility to act as soon as possible and make sure to have the document required on time.

Each step of the admission process is crucial. If a step is not completed, the applicant will not be able to proceed if the previous step has not been completed properly.

Make sure to have all the Required Documents
Fill out your demand for Admission
Receipt of contract
Electronic signature of the contract
Validation of documents by the auditor
You will need to pay 200$ of Registration fee
Provide your proof of financial capability
If you are accepted, you will receive an Acceptance letter
You need to have your "Québec Acceptance Certificate" (CAQ)
You need to have your Study permit
Certification of documents

In light of an arrangement signed by the Québec government, certain students may be exempted from extra tuition fees.

If your situation is listed below, be sure to advise the proper government bodies.

Required Documents:

CAQ
Study permit*
Proof of French citizenship
An official copy of your birth certificate with the parents' name
A copy of your last academic transcript (in English or in French)
A copy of your high school diploma or equivalent (in English or in French)
A copy of your passport

*The study permit usually specifies your country of origin. If you are a French citizen, your study permit does not explicitly indicate this. You must provide one of the following documents:

Attestation of French citizenship
French baptism act
French birth act
Individual record of civil status and French nationality, insofar as the following mention in the title of the document is not crossed out: "(…) et de nationalité française"
French passport
Consular registration card
National ID card

Required Documents:

If you are a person protected by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and are in possession of a Québec Selection Certificate (QSC) without permanent residency, you must provice the following documents:

Québec Selection Certificate (QSC)
Temporary resident permit with the code 88 is (a copy of the specimen may be sent by fax or a permit from the ministry delivered before June 28, 2002
Study permit
Document from the Immigration and Refugee Board (CISR) or from the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) recognizing your refugee status*
An official copy of your birth certificate with the parents' name
A copy of your last academic transcript (in English or in French)
A copy of your high school diploma or equivalent (in English or in French)
A copy of your passport

*In the absence of a CISR document, The QSC may be accepted in replacement with the following condition: the QSC has the mention "Catégorie : réfugié". The study permit in this case is still required.

Required Documents:

If you are a person protected by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act without a Québec Selection Certificate (QSC) and without permanent residency, you must provide the following documents.

CAQ
Temporary resident permit with the code is 88 (a copy of the specimen may be sent by fax) or a permit from the ministry delivered before June 28, 2002
Study permit
Document from the Immigration and Refugee Board (CISR) or from the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) recognizing your refugee status
An official copy of your birth certificate with the parents' name
A copy of your last academic transcript (in English or in French)
A copy of your high school diploma or equivalent (in English or in French)
A copy of your passport

Required Documents:

If you are the spouse, son or daughter of a person you are sponsoring who has a work permit, in conformity with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act as well as the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, or if the person you're sponsoring is exempt in virtue of this act and these regulations with the primary aim of temporarily residing in Québec for work, then you must provide the following documents.

CAQ
Study permit
Temporary worker's work permit
A piece of documentation confirming the relationship between the temporary worker and the spouse (marriage certificate, civil union act or equivalent) or son or daughter (birth certificate that clearly states the name of the parent in possession of the work permit or any other official document proving this affiliation)
An official copy of your birth certificate with the parents' name
A copy of your last academic transcript (in English or in French)
A copy of your high school diploma or equivalent (in English or in French)
A copy of your passport

Required Documents:

If you are a diplomatic agent, consular officer, a foreign government representative, an international government organization officer who is part of administrative, technical staff, spouse or children of the aforementioned individuals, you must present the following documents.

CAQ*
Study permit**
Diplomatic passport with the Immigration Canada seal
Diplomatic acceptance passport
Attestation of the Québec government protocol
An official copy of your birth certificate with the parents' name
A copy of your last academic transcript (in English or in French)
A copy of your high school diploma or equivalent (in English or in French)
A copy of your passport

*The CAQ for studies is required except for persons exempt from this rule: the spouse or dependent children of diplomatic agents, consular officers, a foreign government representative, an international officers temporarily residing in Québec as well as any persons part of the staff accompanying this diplomat, officer or representative.

**The study permit is not required for a family member or staff member of an international representative in Canada accredited by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The study permit is however required for the diplomatic agent himself.

Required Documents:

CAQ
Study permit
Attestation of the Québec government protocol
An official copy of your birth certificate with the parents' name
A copy of your last academic transcript (in English or in French)
A copy of your high school diploma or equivalent (in English or in French)
A copy of your passport

Required Documents:

If you are a citizen of a state that has signed an agreement with the Québec government that exempts its citizens from extra tuition fees, and that you are covered by this agreement, here are the documents you must provide.

CAQ
Study permit
An official copy of your birth certificate with the parents' name
A copy of your diploma of secondary studies or equivalent
A copy of your last academic transcript (in English or in French)
A copy of your passport
A letter from the Direction des affaires internationales et canadiennes of the ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de la Science (MESRS) stating that you are exempt from extra tuition fees normally attributed to foreign students

What You Need Before You Apply

Required Documents

Québec acceptance certificate (CAQ)

Study Permit (visa)

An official copy of your birth certificate with the parents' name

A copy of your last academic transcript (in English or in French)

A copy of your high school diploma or equivalent (in English or in French)

A copy of your passport

Proof of your financial capability

What is a CAQ?

Admission Criteria

Processing Time

Upcoming Back-to-School Dates

Tuition Fee Calculator

Standardized Language Test

Admission Process Steps

Extra Tuition Fees Exemptions and Required Documents

What Happens Next?

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