Required Documents
If you want to study in Québec, you will need the following documents:
Québec acceptance certificate (CAQ)
Study Permit (visa)
LaSalle College will also require that you submit the following documents:
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
If necessary, you can have your diploma and transcript translated by acertified translator.
Upon arrival, we will guide you through the necessary steps to take in the obtainment of your health care card.
What is a CAQ?
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.
Admission Criteria
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 orcontact our admissions advisors. They will be happy to help.
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Placement Test
Students that did not complete their secondary education in Canada will need to provide the results of a standardized language test:
- In English: IELTS Academic*, TOEFL iBT, Cambridge, Bright Five Stars – English Language
- In French: TCF tout public (TCF Québec and TCF Canada are not accepted), DELF tout public niveau B2, DALF, TEF (TEF Québec and TEF Canada are not accepted. Required competencies: compréhension écrite, compréhension orale, lexique et structure), Bright Five Stars – langue française.
* For Indian Students in AEC programs, an IELTS score of 6 overall with 2 bands of 5.5 is accepted.
For more information, please refer to thepage Placement Test.
Admission Process Steps
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
- 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
Policy and Fees for Cancelling an Educational Services Contract
Once the student has paid their registration fees and signed their educational services contract, if they fail to obtain their CAQ or study permit, they are responsible for notifying the College if they wish to cancel their semester or educational services contract.
Please note that the educational and contractual aspects are not related. Withdrawing or cancelling without failure has no connection with cancelling the contract and the associated penalty costs.
Extra Tuition Fees Exemptions and Required 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.
