Today at about 10:30 AM I received an email from the Canadian high commission mentioning that my study permit application has been approved. Thanks for all the help and support I've received on this forum! 
I applied under university category. This was my second attempt. Congratulations to everyone who got the approval and better luck next time to the ones who were refused a study permit, I know the waiting game and what it's like to be refused after planning and working towards it for so long.
However, I'm left with a bit of a dilemma. My mandatory orientation is on 27th August 2014 and it is not possible for me to reach Canada by that date since I'm in India at the moment and will have to travel to another country before finally leaving to Canada because of the current personal situations. I initially planned on deferring my course to the next available intake, January 2015 but my consultancy strictly mentioned that it is NOT possible because if I don't reach Canada before the start date, the visa will be cancelled and I would have to reapply for another study permit. The consultancy also mentioned that the GIC and the first semester fees will not be refunded.
This information is quite contradictory to what I know and what I've read here and it would be great if someone could clearly explain how deferral works.
I applied under university category. This was my second attempt. Congratulations to everyone who got the approval and better luck next time to the ones who were refused a study permit, I know the waiting game and what it's like to be refused after planning and working towards it for so long. However, I'm left with a bit of a dilemma. My mandatory orientation is on 27th August 2014 and it is not possible for me to reach Canada by that date since I'm in India at the moment and will have to travel to another country before finally leaving to Canada because of the current personal situations. I initially planned on deferring my course to the next available intake, January 2015 but my consultancy strictly mentioned that it is NOT possible because if I don't reach Canada before the start date, the visa will be cancelled and I would have to reapply for another study permit. The consultancy also mentioned that the GIC and the first semester fees will not be refunded.
This information is quite contradictory to what I know and what I've read here and it would be great if someone could clearly explain how deferral works.
