Application readiness checker
Choose your study level, then mark each document as ready, needing help, or something to ask the college. We prepare your application and supporting paperwork with your approval, so tell us where you are.
Free. No sign-up. Your answers stay on your device until you choose to send them.
Your documents
The list changes with your study level. Each college sets its own requirements, so confirm every item on the program page.
Start with these
Papers almost every application conversation begins with.
Valid passport
Your passport photo page, so names and dates match everywhere.
Start with this. Current status: Not started.
Academic transcripts
Official marks or grades from the schools you have attended.
Start with this. Current status: Not started.
Graduation certificate or degree
Proof that you completed your last level of study.
Start with this. Current status: Not started.
If the college asks
Ask the program page or your counsellor whether each one applies to you.
English test result
A language test score, when the program asks for one.
If the college asks. Current status: Not started.
Statement of purpose
A short letter on why you chose this program and what you plan to do next.
If the college asks. Current status: Not started.
Letters of recommendation
Short letters from teachers or managers who know your work.
If the college asks. Current status: Not started.
CV or resume
A one or two page summary of your studies and work.
If the college asks. Current status: Not started.
Passport-style photo
A recent photo that meets the college's photo rules.
If the college asks. Current status: Not started.
Credential assessment
An assessment of your foreign credential by an organization the college accepts.
If the college asks. Current status: Not started.
Only if it applies
Skip these unless they match your situation or the program.
Work experience letters
Letters from employers that show your role and dates.
Only if it applies. Current status: Not started.
Portfolio
Samples of your own work, for design and arts programs.
Only if it applies. Current status: Not started.
Previous Canadian study documents
Records from any earlier study in Canada, such as transcripts or letters.
Only if it applies. Current status: Not started.
Proof of funds and study permit documents are handled with Visa Master Canada, a separate licensed firm.
Keep exploring
- Intake timeline planner
Work backwards from the month you want to start.
- Admissions counselling
How we prepare and submit your application with your approval.
- Statement of purpose guide
What a statement of purpose is and how to start one.
- English tests explained
The tests colleges commonly accept.
- Meet our counsellors
See who you would be talking to.
Independent advice
- Study Master Canada is an independent education counselling firm. We are an authorized agent of certain colleges and universities, directly and through recruitment partners, and the institutions compensate us. Our counselling is free to you.
- We help you choose a program and connect you with the college.
- We do not determine eligibility or funding, and we are not affiliated with any government.
- Regulated immigration work is done only by Visa Master Canada, a licensed RCIC partner, and only when you retain them directly.