Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL)

The attestation letter is proof that the student has been accounted for under a provincial or territorial allocation within the national cap. If required, a PAL must be included with your study permit application when you submit your application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Provincial Attestation Letters are issued only to undergraduate applicants who have been granted an offer of admission, have accepted the offer, and have paid the $2000 non-refundable tuition deposit.

The applicant will be given a short window to accept the offer and pay the deposit (i.e. 5-10 business days).  After the application is accepted and the deposit is paid, the University of Manitoba will work with the Government of Manitoba to obtain the PAL. 

Once received from the Government of Manitoba, the PAL will be available for the applicant in their application portal along with the standardized letter of admission that is required for the study permit application. 

Applicants who are given an official admission letter to the University of Manitoba and are prompted to make a tuition payment, will need to pay $2000 CAD.

This deposit is to secure your acceptance to your program and for UM request your PAL. The deposit will be applied towards your tuition upon registration and is non-refundable.

For faster processing, we ask that applicants pay for their acceptance fee and PAL with a credit card (not a visa-debit or debit card).

If a credit card is not possible, please pay for your tuition deposit in one of two ways: 

1. Convera (formerly GlobalPay)
2. PayMyTuition

Yes, you will be required to have a PAL for your study permit application. Please contact graduate.studies@umanitoba.ca for further information.

No. Refunds will only be considered if your study permit is denied. 

Proof of the study permit denial is required.

Students must request their refunds before their last available start date on your Standardized Letter. You must request the refund before classes begin. No refunds will be granted after this last alternate start date.

If a credit card is not possible, please pay for your tuition deposit in one of two ways: 

1. Convera (formerly GlobalPay)
2. PayMyTuition

Applicants will have a short window to accept their offer and pay the deposit. It is 10 business days.

Yes. Failure to submit payment by the deadline stipulated on your application portal will result in your offer of admission being lapsed, you will need to reapply when you are ready to complete the process and to a future term that you can attend and that is currently open for applications.

No. If you apply to more than one program for the same term, you will only pay for one PAL.

A tuition deposit refund will only be considered if your study permit was denied by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). We require official proof (documentation) of the study permit refusal for the refund process to occur. 

Students must request their refunds before their last available start date on your Standardized Letter. You must request the refund before classes begin. No refunds will be granted after this last alternate start date.

No. Refund payments are refunded only to the original method of payment, as per our refund policy. Refund payments will not go to another method of payment or another account. (If you are not the primary holder of that method of payment, you will need to contact them to make arrangements of the refund).

This will be dependant on the program you applied to and the term. Please email UMPALinfo@umanitoba.ca for information.

The UM will be working with the provincial government to issue the PAL as soon as possible after the tuition deposit has been paid. Generally, it takes approximately 3 business days.

You should apply for your study permit as soon as possible to avoid anticipated delays with IRCC processing.  Please note there is also an expiry date on the PAL, and you should ensure that you apply to IRCC before that date, or the PAL letter will no longer be considered valid. 

The expectation is that applicants would submit their application to IRCC immediately to ensure that the application would be processed in time to start studies in the term they applied to. The additional start dates indicated on the letter are to support IRCC’s lengthy processing timelines and are not intended for delays in submitting the application to IRCC.

• Information on preparing for a study permit

The University of Manitoba Admissions Office does not have jurisdiction over student visas or permits. If you have questions about study permit/visa applications we suggest that you speak with someone at the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) directly for information or regulations, specific to your study permit application.

You can contact our International Student Advisors (ISAs), who can provide some information on immigration regulations as they relate to your studies in Canada such as study permit extensions and changes, Temporary Resident Visas, the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program, etc. 

• UM Immigration information

Questions can be emailed to international@umanitoba.ca.
 

If you paid with a credit card, the receipt for the $2000 non-refundable tuition deposit, is an email receipt and it was sent to the email address that was used on your application. You should have received it the same day you made payment, with the subject line University of Manitoba International Tuition Deposit Received.  Students are welcome to print that receipt for your study permit processing, as that is an Official receipt.

You can email UMPALinfo@umanitoba.ca if you would like this receipt to be resent to you.

If you paid the $2000 tuition deposit via another method of payment, please reach out to stdntfee@umanitoba.ca for your receipt.