{"id":3368,"date":"2026-06-09T06:21:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/canada-life-guide\/student-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T06:11:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T06:11:56","slug":"student-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/canada-life-guide\/student-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete Guide for International Students in Canada (2026) \u2014 Study Permit, Working, Insurance, and Accommodation All Sorted in One Go"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"lc-content-upgrade\">\n<p><strong>Last Updated:<\/strong>2026-06-12<\/p>\n<p>Study permits, work, housing, insurance, banking, phones and the first 30 days in Canada: check policy details with IRCC and your school.<\/p>\n<h4>Quick Highlights<\/h4>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Recommendation<\/th>\n<th>Reminder<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Who It's For<\/td>\n<td>International students preparing to study in Canada, who have just received their offer, or who have just arrived<\/td>\n<td>Rules differ by province and school<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Priority Order<\/td>\n<td>Study permit\/entry, accommodation, insurance, banking, mobile phones, transportation<\/td>\n<td>Tackle the Things That Will Block Your Daily Life First<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>High-risk information<\/td>\n<td>Working Hours, Study Permit Conditions, Insurance Eligibility<\/td>\n<td>Subject to IRCC and the school<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Official Sources &amp; Last Verified<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Last verified date:<\/strong>2026-06-12. If the official pages, the FIFA app, government pages, or announcements from the organizers differ from this article, always defer to the official information.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship\/services\/study-canada.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRCC Study in Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship\/services\/study-canada\/work.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRCC work while studying<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/sin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Service Canada SIN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"lc-demoted-heading\"><strong>Preparation Before Arrival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Confirm your study permit, passport, school documents, accommodation, insurance, arrival transport, and first-week budget. If you have an accommodation deposit or airport pickup arranged, be sure to keep the receipts and contact details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lc-demoted-heading\"><strong>30 days after arrival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prioritize getting your SIN, bank account, mobile phone number, transit card, school check-in, and insurance confirmation done. Don't wait until after the school term starts to handle these basic life essentials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lc-demoted-heading\"><strong>Common mistakes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most common mistake is looking only at tuition without estimating living costs; relying only on social-media rental listings without checking the contract; or just listening to friends about work rules without checking the latest IRCC conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lc-demoted-heading\"><strong>Related Bookings &amp; Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Browse useful items on Amazon Canada<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lc-demoted-heading\"><strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/p>\n<details open>\n<summary>Who is this guide for?<\/summary>\n<p>Great for anyone planning life, study, settling in, or a Vancouver trip in Canada for the first time, to establish the right order and avoid common mistakes.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do I need to check the official website first?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. Visas, study permits, work restrictions, insurance, transport and event details can all change, and official sources always take priority.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can I just follow this article step by step?<\/summary>\n<p>Not recommended. This article is an organizational framework; the actual application, insurance, rental, school and government processes still need to be confirmed based on your individual situation.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do affiliate links influence the recommendations?<\/summary>\n<p>It shouldn't. This site only includes links when accommodation, eSIM, itineraries or practical items are highly relevant, avoiding forced placements.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What should you double-check before you set off?<\/summary>\n<p>Please re-check the official documents, validity dates, fees, opening hours, transit changes, accommodation cancellation terms and insurance coverage.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<p class=\"lc-demoted-heading\"><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/canada-life-guide\/\">Canada Life Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/canada-life-guide\/newcomer-checklist\/\">New immigrant arrival checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/canada-life-guide\/student-guide\/\">A guide for international students in Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/canada-sim-esim-guide\/\">Canada SIM\/eSIM Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/canada-life-guide\/useful-websites\/\">Useful Canada Websites<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A guide to the topics international students need to consider in Canada: study permits, work rules, housing, insurance, banking, phone service and settling in.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3341,"parent":681,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-with-title","meta":{"_lc_last_content_reviewed_at":"2026-07-20T10:00:00Z","_lc_last_fact_checked_at":"2026-07-20T10:00:00Z","_lc_fact_check_status":"verified","_lc_source_grade":"A","_lc_source_titles":"","_lc_source_publish_dates":"","_lc_source_accessed_at":"2026-07-20T10:00:00Z","_lc_claims_checked":"date_time: 2026-06-12 | law_policy: \u4fdd\u96aa \/ \u7c3d\u8b49 | sports_result: 2026-06 | superlative_record: \u5b98\u65b9 | opening_hours_fare: \u8cbb\u7528","_lc_claims_corrected":"","_lc_unresolved_claims":"","_lc_correction_note_required":"0","_lc_reviewer_notes":"","_lc_fact_check_source_urls":["https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship\/services\/study-canada.html","https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship\/services\/study-canada\/work.html","https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/sin.html","https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/","https:\/\/www.airalo.com\/","https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/","https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/canada-life-guide\/useful-websites\/"],"footnotes":""},"lc_primary_section":[775],"lc_location":[808],"lc_topic":[822],"lc_freshness":[829],"class_list":["post-3368","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","lc_primary_section-canada-life","lc_location-canada","lc_topic-identity-visa","lc_freshness-annual"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3368"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11636,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3368\/revisions\/11636"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lc_primary_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_primary_section?post=3368"},{"taxonomy":"lc_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_location?post=3368"},{"taxonomy":"lc_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_topic?post=3368"},{"taxonomy":"lc_freshness","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_freshness?post=3368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}