Study Permit Scarborough
A study permit in Scarborough is the IRCC document a Centennial College or UTSC student needs to study in Canada when the program runs longer than six months. Mirzoyan Immigration is a licensed RCIC firm that prepares and submits study permit applications for Scarborough students, serving the city in person, online, or by phone. Every file is built and filed by a licensed RCIC: Narek Mirzoyan, RCIC # R1005184, or Vahe Mirzoyan, RCIC # R514223. The firm handles the Provincial Attestation Letter, the DLI letter, the proof-of-funds position, and the IMM 1294E or IMM 5709 file from intake to decision. Service is flat-fee, in English, Russian, and Armenian. For the national reference, read our complete guide to study permits in Canada.
Last reviewed by Narek Mirzoyan, RCIC # R1005184, on 2026-06-26.
Is an RCIC Firm in Scarborough the Right Fit for Your Study Permit?
A Centennial or UTSC application is rarely a one-form filing. The PAL, the DLI letter, and the proof of funds all have to line up before submission, or the file is returned. The fit is strongest when one or more of these apply to you:
You have an offer from Centennial College (Progress, Ashtonbee, Story Arts Centre, or Morningside) or the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC).
You need someone to review your PAL, DLI letter, and GIC paperwork together before anything reaches IRCC.
You prefer a consultation you can take from home, by Zoom or Microsoft Teams, without travelling anywhere.
You or your family need consultation in English. Russian and Armenian are also available in-house, and family-translation works for Tamil, Mandarin, Bengali, Tagalog, and Sinhala speakers.
You have a previous refusal, a transfer from a private DLI, or a sponsor whose funds need documentation.
What Mirzoyan Immigration Handles for Your Scarborough Study Permit
Mirzoyan Immigration prepares and submits the full application package on your behalf. For applicants outside Canada, that is the IMM 1294E. For inside-Canada applicants and extensions, it is the IMM 5709. The firm submits through the IRCC Secure Account and handles every IRCC message that lands on your file. Before submission, the firm confirms Centennial College or UTSC has issued your Provincial Attestation Letter and verifies the DLI letter against the IRCC list. Centennial College carries DLI #O19395677442 across its four Scarborough-area campuses. The University of Toronto carries DLI #O19332746152, which covers UTSC. The firm reviews your GIC paperwork from a participating Canadian bank, organizes tuition receipts and sponsor letters, and edits your study plan. It also schedules biometrics and briefs you on the VAC visit. You provide source documents. The firm assembles, reviews, and submits. To hire a study permit consultant, start with the firm's national service page. Source: IRCC, Study permits.
How the Study Permit Process Works for Scarborough Applicants
The process moves through five stages. Each stage has work the firm does and work you must do. Mirzoyan Immigration serves Scarborough students at every stage in person, online, or by phone, with no travel required.
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The licensed RCIC handling your file reviews your study level, your DLI, and where you are applying from, then confirms the document set. Send your DLI letter of acceptance, passport, language test, and transcripts ahead of the call.
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The firm confirms Centennial or UTSC has issued your PAL, or documents the exemption if you fall under the master's or PhD rules. The firm verifies the DLI letter against the IRCC list. PAL handling is the critical 2025–2026 step
[VERIFY: PAL 2024 introduction and 2026 process]. You provide the PAL and your original letter of acceptance. -
The firm builds the IMM 1294E (or IMM 5709 for extensions), proof of funds, GIC paperwork, study plan, tuition receipts, and a sponsor letter where one applies. You provide the financial documents.
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The firm submits and pays government fees on your instruction. You confirm the biometrics instruction letter when it arrives.
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You attend the VAC for biometrics. The firm monitors your file and forwards IRCC correspondence. The decision arrives in your IRCC account within the published processing window.
Documents You Will Need for Your Scarborough Study Permit Application
Most Scarborough applications need the same core set. Pull these together before the intake call:
Letter of acceptance from Centennial College or UTSC. Proves enrolment.
Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) issued by Ontario through your DLI. Proves you fit within the federal cap, where one applies. For the detail, see our guide to the Provincial Attestation Letter.
Passport valid for the full intended period of study.
Proof of funds. First-year tuition plus living expenses for yourself and any accompanying family. The single-applicant living-expense figure outside Quebec moved to a dynamic Low-Income Cut-Off model on January 27, 2026, so the dollar amount can shift while your file is open. The full standard is in our guide to proof of funds for a study permit.
Language test result (IELTS, CELPIP, or TEF) where the DLI requires it.
Study plan explaining why this program at Centennial or UTSC, why Canada, and your ties to home.
Photographs to IRCC specifications.
Police certificate and medical exam where your country of residence requires them.
Typical Timeline and Government Fees for a Scarborough Study Permit
Processing time depends on whether you apply outside Canada or from inside Canada as an extension. The Student Direct Stream closed on November 8, 2024, so every applicant now files under the Regular stream, which runs slower on average than the old four-to-six-week SDS track. Outside-Canada processing runs at the figure published on the IRCC processing-times tool. Inside-Canada extensions run longer in most months. Biometrics adds time after submission, and paper applications take longer than online ones. Plan around your program start date, not the average.
Government fees are set by IRCC. The study permit application fee is $150. Biometrics is an additional $85. VAC service fees vary by country. Mirzoyan Immigration charges a transparent flat fee for its work. The amount depends on your application type and is quoted at consultation. See our flat-fee structure, or book a consult for the flat-fee quote.
Common Mistakes Scarborough Study Permit Applicants Make
In my consultations with Scarborough students, particularly those transferring out of unregulated private colleges in east Toronto, I see four refusal patterns repeat. Each one is preventable when you flag it before submission. The stress of a refusal hits hardest a month before classes start, so it pays to catch these now.
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Most Centennial and UTSC undergraduates outside the master's and PhD exemption need a Provincial Attestation Letter. If a PAL is required and missing, IRCC returns the application without processing it and refunds the fee, costing weeks of timeline. A 2025 PAL filed with a 2026 application is the wrong-year version, because a 2025 PAL is no longer valid as of January 1, 2026. Graduate-certificate and college-diploma applicants who misread "master's and PhD students are exempt" are the most common omission pattern I see.
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Some private-college and public-private partnership letters look legitimate, yet the DLI is not PGWP-eligible at graduation. This is the most common transfer-in scenario from Scarborough students who started at one of the unregulated programs further east. A single wrong digit in the DLI number on the letter of acceptance is, in practice, an instant refusal, because officers verify the number against the designated learning institution list at assessment.
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The IMM 1294E asks about prior refusals from any country. What this means is simple: omission is misrepresentation under section 40 of the IRPA, and the consequence is a five-year ban, not a simple refusal. The question sits in the background section of the form. Do not skim past it.
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Funds that appear the week before submission with no source documentation are a top GCMS-notes refusal reason, because officers read a late lump sum as a borrowed bridge loan. Use a participating Canadian bank, and document every large transfer with a sponsor letter and the sponsor's own statements. A weak study plan that fails to connect your program, your career, and your reason for choosing Toronto's east end compounds the problem, because "why this program in Canada rather than at home?" is a top refusal trigger under the requirement to show you will leave Canada at the end of your authorized stay.
Book Your Scarborough Study Permit Consultation
Ready to start your study permit application from Scarborough? Book a consultation with a licensed RCIC, in person, online, or by phone, serving Scarborough students at Centennial College and UTSC. Bring your letter of acceptance and PAL if you have them. Book a Scarborough study permit consultation →
Why Scarborough Students Choose Mirzoyan Immigration
One on One Advisory. When you hire Mirzoyan Immigration, your questions go directly to a licensed practitioner. Not an intake coordinator. Not a paralegal assistant. The person who reviews your document is the person who notarizes it and answers your questions about it.
The Mirzoyan Methodology.Every file moves through six stages before IRCC sees it: Risk diagnosis, Evidence mapping, document verification, consistency audit, submission; and IRCC response management. Each stage catches a specific officer-flag pattern.
Service in English, Russian, and Armenian.
A transparent flat fee, never billed by the hour.
Canada-wide service, in person, online, or by phone.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Study Permits in Scarborough
How much does it cost to hire an RCIC firm in Scarborough for a study permit application?
Mirzoyan Immigration charges a transparent flat fee. The amount depends on whether you file an outside-Canada application (IMM 1294E) or an inside-Canada extension (IMM 5709), and whether your file involves a previous refusal or a sponsor letter. The same flat fee applies in person, online, or by phone. The full fee is quoted in writing at the end of the consultation. Government fees of $150 for the study permit and $85 for biometrics are paid separately to IRCC.
How long does a study permit take to process for a Scarborough student applying to Centennial or UTSC?
Processing time depends on your visa office, your country, and whether you file from outside or inside Canada. The Student Direct Stream closed on November 8, 2024, so every applicant now files under the slower Regular stream. There is no fixed figure. The only reliable number is the IRCC processing-times tool, checked for your visa office on the day you submit. Plan around your Centennial or UTSC program start date, not the average.
Do I need to come to an office to apply for a study permit from Scarborough, or can it be handled online?
No office visit is required. Mirzoyan Immigration serves Scarborough students in person, online, or by phone, whichever suits the file. Consultations run over Zoom or Microsoft Teams, and documents are exchanged through a secure client portal. The legal intake, document review, PAL check, and IRCC submission are identical whichever way you meet. Many Scarborough students complete the entire file without leaving home.
Do you handle study permit applications for students at Centennial College and the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)?
Yes. Centennial College DLI #O19395677442 covers the Progress, Ashtonbee, Story Arts Centre, and Morningside campuses, and the University of Toronto DLI #O19332746152 covers UTSC. Mirzoyan Immigration files initial study permits, extensions, and study-permit-to-PGWP transitions for students at both institutions. The firm also supports transfer applications for students moving from a private east-Toronto DLI to Centennial or UTSC.
Can my consultation be conducted in Tamil, Mandarin, or another language commonly spoken in Scarborough?
In-house consultation languages are English, Russian, and Armenian. Mirzoyan Immigration does not offer in-house Tamil, Mandarin, Bengali, Tagalog, or Sinhala consultations. The arrangement that works for many Scarborough families is bringing a fluent family member or friend to the consultation as a translator. The meeting runs at a pace that supports that, and all written documents and submission notes are prepared in English, because IRCC requires English or French for the application itself.
Related Mirzoyan Immigration Services
The national-level study permit content sits on a dedicated page. For eligibility, documents, and application steps across Canada, read our complete guide to study permits in Canada. To hire a national study permit consultant, start with the firm's service page. Students elsewhere in the Greater Toronto Area can use the matching city pages: study permit Toronto and study permit Mississauga. If you are weighing a school move, our guide on how to change your school or program walks through the steps.
Next Steps for Your Scarborough Study Permit Application
Centennial and UTSC intake deadlines move quickly, and the Ontario PAL allocation queue does not pause for late filers. The 2026 cap means fewer permits will be issued than in 2025, and the dynamic Low-Income Cut-Off model means your proof-of-funds figure may shift between today and your submission date. The earlier the firm opens your file, the more options you keep when a document is delayed or a PAL slot opens. Book a free 15-minute call with our Canadian immigration representatives, or call 1-888-636-2122. Every consultation is with Narek Mirzoyan, RCIC # R1005184, or Vahe Mirzoyan, RCIC # R514223.
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Narek Mirzoyan is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC#R1005184) in good standing with the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants, a proud member of the Canadian Association Of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC), a Licensed Paralegal (P12490) with the Law Society of Ontario, the founder of Mirzoyan Canadian Immigration Services Inc. and an immigrated to Canada himself. That experience shapes how he explains each step to clients.
Vahe Mirzoyan is a seasoned Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC#R514223) with over a decade of dedicated experience working with individuals, corporations, and institutions on the full spectrum of Canadian immigration law. With a career built on precision, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to client success, Vahe has established himself as a trusted authority in Canadian immigration.
This page is general information about the Canadian study permit and does not constitute legal or immigration advice. Individual circumstances vary, and IRCC rules can change without notice. For advice specific to your situation, book a consultation with a licensed Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant at Mirzoyan Immigration.