Student Authorization to Study in Canada
All international students must obtain a Student Authorization before entering Canada. For some countries the Canadian government also requires that students obtain a visitor visa in addition to the Student Authorization.

The application for a Student Authorization is processed through the nearest Canadian embassy or consulate. The following documents are required: valid passport; Certificate of Acceptance to the University of Manitoba; evidence of adequate financial support to live and study in Canada; and a letter from a relevant sponsoring agency if applicable. As soon as you obtain these documents, you are advised to contact the nearest Canadian embassy or consulate because it can take considerable time to process your application.

You may also be asked to pass a medical examination before entering Canada. If this is necessary, you will be advised by officials at the Canadian embassy or consulate and be directed to an approved medical examiner.

Some countries have offices called Canada Education Centres which are connected with the embassy or high commission. The role of these centres is to facilitate the enrolment of international students in Canada and to promote Canadian education. The centres can advise and assist international applicants with their plans to study in Canada.

International Centre for Students
The International Centre for Students welcomes you to the university and to the city. As soon as you know that you will be studying at the University of Manitoba contact the centre's staff to inform them when you will be arriving.

Write to: International Centre for Students, University of Manitoba, 541 University Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2; telephone (204) 474-8501; email messages to ics@cc.umanitoba.ca. Further information on the centre is available on its website: umanitoba.ca/student/ics.

International Students and Registration
If you are a newly admitted international student living outside of North America and you will still be resident in your home country on the dates scheduled for telephone registration in your program, you may submit your completed telephone registration worksheets to Student Records by fax or by mail. (Canadian students residing outside of North America may also register this way.) If you have access to touch tone telephone service in your home country, you may use this service instead.

Registration worksheets that arrive from outside of North America by fax or mail in the Student Records general office will be forwarded to your faculty or school for processing. Faxed or mailed registrations receive no registration priority or guarantee of completion, and will not be processed before the registration access date assigned to you and your program. Please include alternate course choices in case your first choices are not available. Only those registrations faxed or mailed from outside North America will be processed.

On arrival in Winnipeg (or anywhere else in North America if you are not arriving first in Winnipeg), you must use a touch tone telephone to access the telephone registration system to confirm your registration and make any changes that may be necessary.

If you return to your home country when the Regular Session ends and are planning to register in the following session, you may again register by fax or by mail.

Registration worksheets must be faxed to: (204) 275-2589, or mailed to Student Records, 400 University Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2.

Health Insurance for International Students
All international students must purchase the health insurance plan the university has arranged for non-Canadian students. This plan is the only insurance coverage the university will accept. The plan is comparable to coverage provided by the Manitoba Health for residents of Manitoba. It does not provide dental or eyecare coverage.

Information and application forms are available from the International Centre for Students, 541 University Centre, or the Student Records Office, 400 University Centre.

The international student insurance cost for "single" coverage will be included automatically on your fee assessment the first time you register. You must provide a current address so that your insurance card can be mailed to you.

The insurance plan for international students is administered by:
AON Consulting Inc.
1800 - One Lombard Place
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
R3B 2A3
Telephone: (204) 982-9000.

If you require "family" coverage, you may arrange this by applying directly to AON Consulting Inc.

Exceptions to International Insurance Coverage
You may be exempted from purchasing the university's health insurance plan for international students if:

• You are a student sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and your health insurance coverage is included in the agency's support;

• You are the holder of a scholarship which provides complete health insurance coverage;

• You are an international student who qualifies for coverage from the Manitoba Health because you have a valid work visa (Employment Authorization) of at least 12 months duration; or

• You are an international student currently covered by another Canadian provincial health plan.

Insurance Cost
The cost for health insurance for a "single" international student during 2001-2002 was $369, and $1,136 for "family" coverage. Rates for the current session were not set at the time this publication was printed.