Step 1:  Before you begin

 

Lakehead District School Board will only accept complete applications using our secure online application system. Mailed, emailed, or faxed applications are no longer accepted. Incomplete or unpaid applications will not be processed.

 

Before you begin the online application process, please make sure you have collected all the necessary information and documents. You will need the applicant’s complete information and complete parent information, including names, birthdates, and addresses.

 

Required and recommended documents (see below) must be submitted as PDF or JPEG files only and less than 5MB each. If any document is larger than 5MB, it has been scanned at too high a resolution and must be rescanned at a lower resolution before beginning the application process.

 

The application fee is $300 CAD and is nonrefundable.  

 

Required documents

 

In order to submit an application, the documents listed below are required. If you do not upload these documents into the online application system, you cannot complete the application process. If you do not submit a complete application within 30 days, the partial application will be automatically deleted.

 

1. A copy of the student's passport page with photo. 
2. A copy of the student's birth certificate. 
3. Copy of student's transcripts/school records for the last two years. These should be translated into English and scanned to PDF or JPEG files less than 5MB in size. You will only able to upload one document, so please ensure all pages of the records of grades are scanned as a single document.

Step 2: 

 

If all documentation is in order and the application is satisfactory, you will receive a Conditional Letter of Offer and invoice through this secure portal account.

 

Step 3: 

 

You will then be sent the following forms to complete and submit:

• Homestay and Custodianship Application form
• Consent to Release International Student Information form
• Up-to-date Immunization Record form
• A video conference interview may be requested to accompany English language proficiency test
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Step 4:

 

When these forms are completed and submitted and fees are received and approved; an Official Letter of Acceptance and receipt will be issued by Lakehead Public Schools International. 

 

Use the Official Letter of Acceptance, invoice payment receipt and notarized custodianship form from the Homestay provider to apply for a visa/study permit with Citizenship and Immigration Canada.