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  • Immigration
      1. Applying for Immigration Documents
        1. Step by Step Guide
        2. CAQ Application Guide
          1. Overview and When to Apply
          2. CAQ Application Management Rules
          3. How to Apply
          4. Required Documents
        3. Study Permit Application Guide
          1. Overview and When to Apply
          2. U.S Citizens and U.S Permanent Residents
          3. Provincial Attestation Letter
          4. How to Apply
          5. Required Documents
        4. US Citizens & US Permanent Residents
        5. Minors who are under 17 years of age
        6. International Students Already in Canada
        7. Accompanying Family Members
          1. Accompanying Spouses
          2. Accompanying Children
        8. Exchange and Visiting Students
        9. Temporary Resident Visa (TRV)
        10. Electronic Travel Authorizations (eTAs)
      2. Renewing Immigration Documents
        1. CAQ Renewal Guide
          1. Overview and When to Apply
          2. CAQ Application Management Rules
          3. How to Renew
          4. Required Documents
        2. Renewing Study Permit From Inside Canada
          1. Overview and When to Apply
          2. Provincial Attestation Letter
          3. How to Renew
          4. Required Documents
          5. Maintained Status
          6. Out of Status/How to Restore
        3. Renewing Study Permit From Outside Canada
          1. Overview and When to Apply
          2. Provincial Attestation Letter
          3. How to Apply
          4. Required Documents
          5. Returning to Canada
        4. Renewing Study Permit as US Citizens and US Permanent Residents
        5. Renewing Temporary Resident Visa (TRV)
        6. Renewing your eTA
        7. Accompanying Family Members
        8. Exchange Students
      3. Expired Immigration Documents
      4. Immigration Obligations
      5. Maintained Status vs Out of Status
      6. Leave of Absence
      7. Inviting Family to Visit
      8. Traveling to the USA
      9. Travel to the US Border
      10. Immigration Glossary
  • Work & Permits
      1. On Campus Work
      2. Off Campus Work
      3. Work Authorization: Cheat Sheet
      4. Student Work Placement (formerly Co-Op Work Permit)
      5. Post-Graduation Work Permit
        1. What is Post-Graduation Work Permit?
        2. Eligibility Criteria for PGWP
        3. Deadline to Apply
        4. How to Apply for the PGWP
        5. Required Documents
        6. Biometrics
        7. Post Graduation Work Permit and Temporary Resident Visa
        8. Traveling while waiting to receive your PGWP
        9. Post-Graduation Work Permit Cheat Sheet
      6. Open Work Permit for Spouses
        1. Eligibility Criteria
        2. Applying from Outside of Canada
        3. Applying from Inside of Canada
        4. Applying at the Border
      7. Medical Exam Requirement
      8. Social Insurance Number (SIN)
      9. Info for Employers
        1. On-Campus Work
        2. Off-Campus Work
        3. Student Work Placement (formerly co-op work permit)
        4. Post-Graduation work
  • Call or Visit ISS
  • Health Insurance (IHI)
      1. Who is Covered
        1. Types of Coverage
        2. Adding Dependent Spouse
        3. Exchange Students
        4. Minors (under 18 years of age)
        5. Newly Graduated Students
        6. Postdoctoral Fellows
        7. Summer Students
      2. Activate Your Coverage
        1. Cancelling your insurance policy
      3. Canadian Non-Resident Sign-up
      4. Rates
      5. Benefits
        1. Medavie Blue Cross handbook
        2. Maple Virtual Care
        3. Diagnostics/Biron Diagnostic
        4. Centre de Santé des Femmes/Women's Health Center
        5. Dental Coverage
        6. Going Abroad
        7. Travel Within Canada
      6. Access Health Care
      7. Claims
        1. eClaims
        2. Claim Forms
        3. Pre-Authorization & Pre-Existing Condition Forms
      8. Exemptions
        1. Eligibility for Exemption
        2. How to Apply for IHI Exemption
        3. Exemption deadlines
      9. Contact Medavie Blue Cross
      10. IHI FAQs
        1. Accessing Health Care
        2. IHI Coverage
        3. IHI Travel Coverage
        4. RAMQ (Québec Health Insurance)
  • New Students
      1. Pre-arrival Orientation Webinars
      2. Pre-Arrival Information
        1. Getting around Montreal
        2. Cell phone plans
        3. Banking basics
        4. Ethnic Groceries
        5. McGill Campus Maps
      3. Arrival & Clearing Customs
      4. Bringing Your Family
      5. Orientation
      6. First Friends
      7. New Student Buddy Program
  • Programs
      1. Events & Workshops
      2. Summer French Immersion Program
      3. iSTEP - Life Prep for International Students
        1. STEP I: Laying Foundations
        2. STEP II: Internships & Jobs
        3. STEP III: Final Year Checklist
        4. STEP IV: After Graduation
        5. iSTEP: Entrepreneurship
        6. iSTEP: Reverse Culture Shock
      4. Resources
        1. Language support
        2. Tax information
      5. Webinar Recordings
  • FAQs
      1. CAQ FAQs
        1. New Students
        2. Current Students
      2. Study Permit FAQs
        1. New Students
        2. Current Students
        3. Study With A Work Permit
      3. Work FAQs
        1. Temporary Policy: Study With A Work Permit
        2. On and Off Campus Work
        3. Post-Graduation Work Permit
        4. Student Work Placement (formerly known as Co-Op Work Permit)
      4. Travel FAQs
  • Write to ISS and IHI
      1. Themed Virtual Advising Drop-In Sessions
      2. Immigration Advising Appointments
      3. ISS Newsletter

ISS will be closed Monday, October 12th for Thanksgiving. ISS is open Mondays to Fridays, 10am - 4pm both in-person and virtually.

Virtual Drop-In Immigration Advising on Thursday mornings.

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3600 McTavish Street, Suite 4100
Montréal, Quebec
H3A 0G3
514-398-4349

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