International students are required to hold a study permit or study permit approval, and the international student must attend a DLI that a province or territory has determined as having appropriate measures in place to ensure students can meet the obligation under the Quarantine Act with respect to mandatory isolation or quarantine.

IRCC will communicate with international students once travel authorization has been granted and remind them that this authorization may be cancelled if the circumstances in their destined DLI or PT changes (e.g. an outbreak).

Among other requirements to be granted entry to Canada, an international student will be required to demonstrate to a border services officer that they are entering Canada for non-discretionary purposes and that they are studying at a listed DLI.

If these requirements are not demonstrated by an international student upon arrival, they may be refused entry.

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