There are several ways to get help with your application, depending on what you need help with. The fastest and most affordable way to get help with your application is to use our online resources.
## Instruction guides
Most programs you can apply for have an application package with an instruction guide. The guide provides tips and information on how to fill out your forms pay your fees submit your application Find the instruction guide for your program.
There are also some online applications that allow you to apply without a guide. The online application will take you through all the forms you need to fill out, as well as paying your fees and submitting your application. If you need help with a question or document, click on the help icon (a question mark).
Before you apply, you should still visit the website to understand eligibility requirements, the application process and what to expect after you apply: Express Entry(permanent residence for skilled workers)
International Experience Canada (work and travel program for youth)
## Frequently asked questions and how-to videos
Our online Help Centre has answers to over 800 questions to help you with your application. Type a topic or keyword into the search field to find questions about it.
List of all topics Top questions about technical problems Definitions of common words we use
You can also find how-to videos in our video centre. Type the topic you’re interested in into the search bar to find videos about it.
## In-person help
For help in person, you can use a representative. If you’re outside Canada, you can also go to a visa application centre (VAC).
## Use a representative
A representative is anyone (family, friend or paid advisor) who helps you with your application and who has your consent to get information about your file.
You don’t need to hire anyone to help you with your application. You can get all the forms and information you need to apply for free. Hiring someone doesn’t guarantee that we’ll approve your application or process it faster.
Learn about using a representative
How to fill out the “Use of representative” form to appoint a representative
## Go to a visa application centre (if you’re outside Canada)
Visa application centres (VAC) are private businesses that accept applications and make sure they get to the right visa office. There is a fee to use a VAC.
A VAC can serve you in your local language make sure your application is complete collect your fingerprints and photo (biometrics) VAC don’t have services for every application. They can help you with study or work permits visitor visas (temporary resident visas)travel documents for permanent residents
Find your closest VAC.
If you’re currently in the United States, you can also
give your biometrics at an Application Support Center.
## If we haven’t answered your question
If you already have an application in progress,
learn how to update it or check its status.
If you have general questions about a program or service, contact us through our
Web form.
Source: cic.gc.ca
FAQ
Most frequent questions and answers
Co-operative education is a three-way partnership between the university, students and employers. Students apply their classroom knowledge in a series of four-month work experiences. You, the employer, enhance a student’s education, while reaping the unique benefits of CO-OP employees.
- Year-round access to well-motivated, qualified employees.
- Access to potential full-time staff in a controlled environment, reducing your costs and risks.
- Access to a cost-effective source of temporary employees for peak periods or special projects.
- A say in what students learn by working with the university.
- Promotion of your organization as one that believes in developing the potential of young people.
- Access to a great pool of French-speaking, English-speaking and bilingual students.
Most work terms run at least 15 weeks, or four months. They can be no shorter than 13 weeks. Some master’s students, as well as some science and engineering students, are available for 8 or 12 months’ work terms.
All jobs are reviewed by a CO-OP Program Coordinator, and only those providing students with work experience related to their professional development are approved. Administrative activities involved in a job should be less than 10% of the entire workload.
When you first contact SSC, you are assigned one of our Program Coordinators, depending on your discipline of interest. This person is your main contact in our office. As you move through the recruitment process, you also work with a representative from CO-OP Administrative Services, who assists with job posting and interview scheduling.
Internships offer usually one discipline-specific, supervised, structured paid or unpaid, and for academic credit work experience or practice placement.
Work Experience intersperses one or two work terms (typically full-time) into an academic program, where work terms provide experience in a workplace setting related to the student’s field of study and/or career goals.
Community Service Learning (CSL) integrates meaningful community service with classroom instruction and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience and strengthen communities. In practice, students work in partnership with a community-based organization to apply their disciplinary knowledge to a challenge identified by the community.
Field Placement provides students with an intensive part-time/short term intensive hands-on practical experience in a setting relevant to their subject of study. Field placements may not require supervision of a registered or licensed professional and the completed work experience hours are not required for professional certification. Field placements account for work-integrated educational experiences not encompassed by other forms, such as co-op, clinic, practicum, and internship.
