Student Partners’ Program in Canada: What You Need to Know

Note: The SPP (Student Partners Program) has been replaced by the SDD (Student Direct Stream) program. The SDS offers more options to eligible students and further accelerates the VISA processing time.

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For all those eyeing admissions in Canada, the Student Partners’ Program is something that can help you immensely. It is an initiative by the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC). These Canadian and Indian visa organizations want to ease the process of admissions and visas for Indian students at the Canadian colleges that fall under the SPP category. The colleges that fall under this category are Canadian Community Colleges and offer diploma and postgraduate diploma courses as well.

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1. What are the Benefits of SPP?
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2. What are the SPP Colleges in Canada?
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3. Who All Can Apply?
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4. How to Apply?
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5. What is the Visa Process?
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6. How Can GyanDhan Help you?
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All graduates and postgraduate students who wish to secure admissions in the best colleges of Canada can take the advantage of the SPP. That is, the SPP program introduces students to the Canadian community colleges and eases the process of admissions.

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For this over 40 Canadian Colleges have been shortlisted by the CIC and the ACCC. This initiative started back in the month of April in the year 2009.

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The benefits of the SPP program are:

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• Smooth application process
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• Document-based selection
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• Fair and Just process of selection, based on merit.
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• Higher chances of selection
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• Increase in number of visas allocated to Indian students for studies in Canada
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• Quality Education
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• Work opportunities
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Here is the long list of Canadian Community Colleges,(in alphabetical order) from all provinces of Canada, that fall under the SPP Program category.

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• Algonquin College
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• Assiniboine Community College
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• Bow Valley College
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• Cambrian College of Applied Arts & Technology
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• Camosun College
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• Canadore College
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• Centennial College of Applied Arts & Technology
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• College of New Caledonia
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• College of the Rockies
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• Columbia College
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• Conestoga College
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• Confederation College of Applied Arts & Technology
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• Douglas College
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• Durham College
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• Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Technology
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• Fleming College
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• George Brown College
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• Georgian College of Arts & Technology
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• Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
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• Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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• Lakeland College
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• Langara College
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• Lambton College of Applied Arts & Technology
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• LaSalle College
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• Loyalist College of Applied Arts & Technology
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• Manitoba Institute of Trades & Technology
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• Medicine Hat College
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• Mohawk College of Applied Arts & Technology
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• Niagara College
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• North Island College
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• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
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• Northern College
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• Northern Lights
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• NorQuest College
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• Okanagan College
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• Parkland College
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• Red River College of Applied Arts, Science & Technology
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• Saskatchewan Polytechnic
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• Sault College
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• Selkirk College
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• Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
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• Sheridan College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
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• St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology
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• St. Lawrence College
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• University of the Fraser Valley
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• Vancouver Community College
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• Vancouver Island University
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Also Read about: Public Universities in Canada

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All those who wish to study in Canada can apply for this program, provided they meet the eligibility criteria for the same. This includes all diploma and postgraduate diploma course that are offered by various Canadian community colleges.

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1. First, listing the requirements for the intended SPP program, you need:

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• Valid Passport
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• Photographs
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• Admission Offer Letter from the SPP College
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• An IELTS score
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• Proof of Funds
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• Degrees and Transcripts
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• Leaving Certificate
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• Family Information Form (IMM 5645)
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• A Guaranteed Investment Certificate or GIC, issued from the Scotia Bank of Canada, worth CAD$10,000. This should cover the living expenses of your first year’s stay in Canada.
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• Medical examination-IMM 1017 Document
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• Note- Students with an already rejected visa application are not eligible to apply under this SPP Category.
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NOTE: Indian students who wish to study in Canada can open their GIC account in the State Bank of India too. As a part of GyanDhan’s all-inclusive admission counselling services, we also help students to open their GIC account at SBI Canada, and that too, for free. To open a GIC account in SBI, fill this form right now!

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2. The Eligibility stated for the SPP Programs is as follows:

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  Your intended course must be in line with your previous education, that is belong to the same stream. You interests should follow a direction.
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  Your graduation score must be at least that of 50% or more.
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  An IELTS score, not less than 5.5.
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  No backlogs in school or college study.