How to Apply

The Brandt English Language Institute

The Admissions Office is at your service to answer all your questions and help you through the process of applying to the College or the English Language Institute. These are the steps to apply:

1. Download the application form for the English Language Institute. 

2. Complete the application form carefully and completely: **

   1. Complete and sign the Application for Admission.

   2. Attach two recent wallet-size passport photographs.

   3. Give the Reference Form to a teacher, pastor, or employer to fill out; and fax or mail it back to Providence.

   4. Complete the Medical History Form. 

   5. Complete the Providence Housing Request Form.

   6. Complete the Personal Information Form. 

   **Note: If you are planning to continue your studies at Providence University College or Seminary after English language instruction, please complete the University College or Seminary application.  Otherwise, you will be required to re-apply for the College or Seminary when you have completed course work in the ELI, and therefore required to pay an additional Application Fee.

3. If your first language is not English, you must submit an official English (TOEFL) test score before arriving at Providence.  Please have the Educational Testing Service forward your TOEFL results to Providence College and Seminary using code 6585.  You can also e-mail, fax, or mail your results to the International Admissions Officer with your application form. 

4. Mail or fax the completed application form to the address or fax number below.  If you are submitting your application by fax, please mail or scan/email your two passport photographs to the Admissions Office.

   Providence University College and Seminary
   10 College Crescent
   Otterburne, MB
   R0A 1G0
   Canada
   Attention: International Admissions

   FAX: 1-204-433-7158 

5. Include the $150.00 CAD non-refundable International Application Fee. Payment may be made in one of the following ways:

   1. Secure on-line payment using Mastercard or Visa, by clicking here.

   2. Make a Bank Draft in Canadian funds, payable to Providence College and Seminary.

   3. Interbank Wire Transfer information may be requested from the Admissions Office. 

6. Request an official transcript of your academic work from your high school or post-secondary institution. This transcript must be sent directly to Providence by your institution. Give Providence's mailing address to them.  If the transcript is in a language other than English, it must be translated prior to mailing.  

7. Wait for Providence to review your application. Once the admissions committee approves your application, Providence will ask you to forward a $500.00 CAD deposit. This deposit will be held in trust, and it will be transferred to your student account.  

8. Upon receipt of the $500.00 payment, Providence will issue two letters to you.  One is your Acceptance Letter, and the other is a letter for Canada Immigration Officials in your country. This is to assist you in obtaining your study permit. 

9. Apply for your Canada Study Permit by going, in person, to the Canadian Embassy or High Commission in your country with the letter, “To Whom It May Concern”, and a completed Study Permit Application. For a list of Canadian Embassies and High Commissions, click here. Please note that, in some countries, this process can take up to six months.  

10. Study the [link] Pre-Departure Guide on the website for important information on what to bring with you and how to adjust to living and studying in Canada.  

11. Make travel arrangements to fly into Winnipeg International Airport (YWG). International students must arrive for the scheduled International Student Orientation prior to classes, or a $325.00 CAD late arrival fee will be charged.  

12. Purchase travel insurance to cover any health related emergencies while you are traveling.  

13. Communicate your arrival date, time, and flight number to Providence by emailing John Johnson, the International Student Services Coordinator.  

14. Travel to Canada. Enjoy your trip. 

15. Meet a Providence representative at the Winnipeg International Airport, and begin “life at Providence.”

PLEASE NOTE: The application processing may take between one and six months, depending on the diligence of the applicant in completing their file, as well as sending necessary fees. Applications for the Fall Semester (September to December) should be completed by June 1, and applications for the Winter Semester (January to April) should be completed by October 1 (the previous year).  Some Canadian Visa Offices abroad will have deadlines even earlier than these dates.  Due to varying processing times with the different Canadian Visa Offices around the world, applications from the Republic of Korea and Hong Kong may be accepted after these deadlines.  For more information about the average processing times for Study Permits at Embassies and High Commisions around the world, please see the CIC Website.

Please feel free to email Providence throughout the processing period.