Once you arrive in Montréal, after passing passport control, head straight to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada office so that an immigration officer can issue your study permit.
Ensure you have these documents with you:
Here are a few options from the airport Montreal-Trudeau.
 | From August 5th toSeptember 2nd, register online for the Accueil Plus service which will help you during your arrival in Canada. The friendly reception staff will be waiting for you at the airport to provide essential information, help through immigration procedures and other useful guidance Do not miss this opportunity ! |
We encourage you to go to one of the welcome booths located in the international arrivals terminal and in the domestic arrivals terminal (near the automatic baggage conveyor).
The Accueil Plus Service facilitates the process at customs and immigration services and shortens the waiting time at the border for international students with a study permit upon their arrival at the Montreal's Trudeau Airport, when this is their Port of Entry into Canada. Register online with the Accueil Plus Service in order to forward your travel information and allow the Canadian Border Services Agency to accelerate the issuance of your study permit.
Accueil Plus will provide information about:
2 choices:
The best way to adapt is to start living on Montréal time right away and to let your body use the daylight hours to adjust its own internal clock.
If arriving from the East (Europe, Africa), you will be battling sleep, because when it is 6 p.m. in Montreal, it is midnight in Paris. Drop off your luggage and stay active! Take a quick shower, grab some coffee and head out to explore the city for a few hours before the sun goes down. Try hard not to go to sleep too early: By staying up until at least 9:30 p.m., you will be in much better shape the following day.
If arriving from the West (Asia, Pacific), you will have trouble getting to sleep, because when it is midnight in Montréal, it is 3 p.m. the next day in Sydney! Set an alarm clock to wake you up the next morning at a reasonable hour (no later than 9:30) so that you won’t be too jet-lagged.
It is compulsory for all new international students to attend the orientation day. It will include a number of activities: a tour of the School, workshops on life in Montréal and information about how the School functions.
Student will have to find housing on their own.
The International Student Affairs office offers workshops to help students.For more information, check the health insurance webpage.
For more information, check the telecommunication webpage.
For more information,check the money and finances webpage.
For more information, check the transport webpage.
As soon as you arrive in Montréal, you must register with your country's consulate.
Many countries require by law that their expatriate citizens register their residential address at all times. This is an important step for your personal safety. In case of emergency, your country's authorities can help you. In addtition, you can take advantage of the opportunity to register for your consulate's electoral lists so that you can vote while in Montréal, assuming that your country allows absentee voting.
Consult the Foreign Affairs Canada Protocol Reference Site for the address and phone number of your country's consulate in Montréal.
