International Education Centre IEC Room C429

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International Education Centre(IEC) Room C429

• Services offered to
• International students here at
• Algonquin College

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Services offered to International Students by the
IEC

• 1. Citizenship and Immigration
  Canada information
• 2. Social Insurance Number (SIN)
• 3. Health Insurance Coverage
• 4. Academic support
• 5. Other

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Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)

• Study permit extensions
• Temporary Resident Visas
• Working in Canada policy by CIC
• Post Graduate work permits working off-campus
  after graduation
• Advising students of CIC rules and regulations

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Social Insurance Number (SIN)

• Only International students who are working
  on-campus, on co-op placement or post-graduate
  work are allowed to apply for a Social Insurance
  Number and work legally.

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SIN contd

• Once offered a job, they must receive a contract
  of employment or job offer from the employer
  hiring them in order to apply for a SIN at a
  local HRDSC office.

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SIN contd.

• Sometimes International students are offered
  employment after completing their studies and
  require proof that they will graduate in order to
  apply for a post-graduate work permit. We may
  need your assistance in these cases.

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Health Insurance for International Students

• International students are provided health
  insurance coverage automatically by the IEC if
  they are registered full-time.
• The health Insurance coverage given to
  International students mimics OHIP.
• If International students are not studying, their
  health insurance is cancelled.

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Academic support

• International students sometimes come to our
  office first when experiencing difficulties with
  their program.
• We may refer the students to you, to counselling
  or to Peer tutoring services depending on the
  problem.

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Other services offered

• Our office acts as a safe environment for the
  student. We sometimes just listen, offer
  comfort, and try to be as helpful as possible to
  the International student.
• International fees are much higher than Canadian
  fees because they are not eligible for funding
  they are not tax payers.