What is the definition of SPP in Canada study?

Answer 1

Student Partners Program

The Student Partners Program (SPP) is an administrative framework designed and implemented in partnership between the Canadian visa offices in India and the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC). The SPP was launched in April 2009 as a pilot to improve student recruitment outcomes. Due to the improvement achieved during the pilot, the program is being extended and expanded in 2010. For the calendar year 2010 the list of participating ACCC members is the following:

1. Algonquin College
2. Bow Valley College
3. Cambrian College of Applied Arts & Technology
4. Camosun College
5. Centennial College of Applied Arts & Technology
6. College of New Caledonia
7. College of the Rockies
8. Columbia College
9. Conestoga College
10. Confederation College of Applied Arts & Technology
11. Douglas College
12. Durham College
13. Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Technology
14. George Brown College
15. Georgian College of Arts & Technology
16. Grant MacEwan University
17. Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
18. Kwantlen Polytechnic University
19. Lambton College of Applied Arts & Technology
20. Loyalist College of Applied Arts & Technology
21. Marine Institute of Memorial University
22. Medicine Hat College
23. Mohawk College of Applied Arts & Technology
24. New Brunswick Community College
25. Niagara College
26. North Island College
27. Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
28. Northern College
29. Northern Lights
30. Okanagan College
31. Red River College of Applied Arts, Science & Technology
32. Selkirk College
33. Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
34. Sheridan College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
35. St-Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology
36. St. Lawrence College
37. University of The Fraser Valley
38. Vancouver Island University
39. Vancouver Community College
40. New Brunswick College of Craft and Design

Please note that there are many other ACCC colleges which also welcome students from India. Applications to these colleges will also receive prompt processing and a fair and individual decision based on the documentation provided.

The Student Partners Program is open to Indian nationals only. Students do not apply to the SPP; they apply to a participating college and may be considered under the program if they meet specific criteria. Application submission under the SPP is at the discretion of each participating college. Students interested in submitting applications under the program are encouraged to contact the participating college of their choice for information. The Student Partners Program involves close cooperative partnership and feedback from the participating colleges to ensure student compliance with the terms of their study permits. Essential to the program feedback mechanism is the student's consent for the institution to provide information on attendance. The student must sign the consent declaration on the SPP checklist in order to be processed under this program.

All Study Permit application checklists have been revised and improved as a result of the Student Partners Program framework to help students make simpler applications. All students are strongly encouraged to submit supporting documents as indicated in the checklists to facilitate the processing of their applications.

It is strongly recommended that all prospective applicants for study permits submit their application by 01 August for September entry and by 01 December for January entry. Students should further note that applications submitted after 20 August and 20 December for the respective entries will not normally be processed in time for the start of class and will likely be refused.