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International Student Border Reopening for Approved DLIs

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

CountryCanada
Operative dateOctober 20, 2020
CategoryStudent
Policy toolEligibility
Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

International students were permitted to enter Canada if enrolled at a Designated Learning Institution (DLI) with an approved COVID-19 readiness plan.

Official source excerpt

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… contravening the Quarantine Act could also result in fines of up to $1 million and 3 years’ imprisonment. With these robust protections in place, processes are being introduced to support greater family reunification, entry for compassionate reasons, and the safe and gradual entry of some international students. More specifically, these processes will provide for the entry of - certain extended family members of Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents, including those in an exclusive dating relationship of at least 1 year and their dependent children, as well as adult children, grandchildren, siblings and grandparents - foreign nationals for compassionate reasons in specific circumstances, such as life-threatening illness, critical injury or death, with potential limited release from quarantine - international students, starting October 20, 2020, if they will be attending a designated learning institution that has been identified by their provincial or territorial government as having a COVID‑19 readiness plan in place Detailed information on who may qualify as an extended family member and the process and requirements to be eligible to travel to and enter Canada will be available …
Government of CanadaGovernment of Canada. International Student Border Reopening for Approved DLIs. Effective 2020-10-20.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/10/government-introduces-new-border-measures-to-protect-canadian-public-health-provides-update-on-travel-restrictions.html

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