Hello,
I am an international student who started his studies from Summer 2025 (May intake), May 6th to be precise. My program was a 1 year graduate certification with an optional co-op which I enrolled in. Its December now and my studies have ended and I was supposed to start my co-op from January but so far, I haven't been successful in landing any internships. At this rate, it is highly likely that I won't find any co-ops and my institution (Seneca Polytechnic) would give me a graduation letter by first week of January.
I wanted to start my 2nd program (masters degree) from Fall 2025 but because I found no internships, now I have to start my next program from May. I wanted to work part time from till I start my 2nd program in case I couldn't find any internships and so, I have to start my 2nd program from May to be eligible for that. Anyways, I applied to University of Guelph for May and now I am waiting for a decision from them. I got to know that Guelph usually takes a long time to make decisions and so, I might have to wait till March/April for a decision to be made. So now, I've kinda scrapped the idea of working part time through this "break" i have.
The issue now is being able to study from May. If I receive a offer letter in March/April which is highly likely and I apply for study permit extension immediately after that, I don't think my extension would come before my classes start because I've heard that the processing time has increased to 4/5 months. So, does that not mean that I won't be able to study at my university?
Alternatively, let's say I defer my semester to Fall intake, would I be able to stay in Canada till august because the gap between the end of my 1st program and the start of my 2nd program is more than 150 days? Wouldn't I lose the status as a student?
I also thought of a 2nd option. Instead of applying to May intake (2025), I could just start my studies from Fall intake (2025) at any university. Submit my masters application, receive an offer letter, apply for study permit extension, leave Canada and come back before my studies start from Fall 2025. Is this feasible? What would I need upon my re-entry to Canada?
So, that's my whole story till now. I know its a lot to take in lol. If you have any questions or you are confused at something I've mentioned above, please let me know and I'll try to explain it as clearly as possible
I am an international student who started his studies from Summer 2025 (May intake), May 6th to be precise. My program was a 1 year graduate certification with an optional co-op which I enrolled in. Its December now and my studies have ended and I was supposed to start my co-op from January but so far, I haven't been successful in landing any internships. At this rate, it is highly likely that I won't find any co-ops and my institution (Seneca Polytechnic) would give me a graduation letter by first week of January.
I wanted to start my 2nd program (masters degree) from Fall 2025 but because I found no internships, now I have to start my next program from May. I wanted to work part time from till I start my 2nd program in case I couldn't find any internships and so, I have to start my 2nd program from May to be eligible for that. Anyways, I applied to University of Guelph for May and now I am waiting for a decision from them. I got to know that Guelph usually takes a long time to make decisions and so, I might have to wait till March/April for a decision to be made. So now, I've kinda scrapped the idea of working part time through this "break" i have.
The issue now is being able to study from May. If I receive a offer letter in March/April which is highly likely and I apply for study permit extension immediately after that, I don't think my extension would come before my classes start because I've heard that the processing time has increased to 4/5 months. So, does that not mean that I won't be able to study at my university?
Alternatively, let's say I defer my semester to Fall intake, would I be able to stay in Canada till august because the gap between the end of my 1st program and the start of my 2nd program is more than 150 days? Wouldn't I lose the status as a student?
I also thought of a 2nd option. Instead of applying to May intake (2025), I could just start my studies from Fall intake (2025) at any university. Submit my masters application, receive an offer letter, apply for study permit extension, leave Canada and come back before my studies start from Fall 2025. Is this feasible? What would I need upon my re-entry to Canada?
So, that's my whole story till now. I know its a lot to take in lol. If you have any questions or you are confused at something I've mentioned above, please let me know and I'll try to explain it as clearly as possible