Canada is a popular destination among Indian students for their higher education. The world class universities with their state of the art facilities attract many international students. A partnership between the Association of Canadian Community Colleges and the Canadian Visa Offices in India has designed a Student Partnership Program; commonly known as SPP. It was launched in 2009 and a large number of Indian students have applied to Community colleges in Canada under this program.

The eligibility criteria to apply under the SPP are as follow:

• You should not have taken a gap of more than five years for your studies
• Your IELTS scores should not be older than two years and you should have a score of 6.0 and above
• You need minimum 50% marks in the degree that you’ve recently completed
• You have to show proof of funds that cover 80% of your costs in Canada
• You have to pay the tuition fees of the first semester
• You should not have more than 8 back logs in your previous studies

SPP Colleges in Canada

The colleges under the SPP in Canada are as follows:

• Algonquin College, Ontario
• Bow Valley College, Alberta
• Cambrian College of Applied Arts & Technology, Ontario
• Camosun College, British Columbia
• Centennial College of Applied Arts & Technology, Ontario
• College of New Caledonia, British Columbia
• College of the Rockies, British Columbia
• Columbia College, British Columbia
• Conestoga College, Ontario
• Confederation College of Applied Arts & Technology, Ontario
• Douglas College, British Columbia
• Durham College, Ontario
• Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Technology, Ontario
• George Brown College, Ontario
• Georgian College of Arts & Technology, Ontario
• Grant MacEwan University, Alberta
• Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, Ontario
• Kwantlen Polytechnic University, British Columbia
• Lambton College of Applied Arts & Technology, Ontario
• Loyalist College of Applied Arts & Technology, Ontario
• Marine Institute of Memorial University, Newfoundland
• Medicine Hat College, Alberta
• Mohawk College of Applied Arts & Technology, Ontario
• Niagara College, Ontario
• North Island College, British Columbia
• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Alberta
• Northern College, Ontario
• Northern Lights, British Columbia
• Okanagan College, British Columbia
• Red River College of Applied Arts, Science & Technology, Manitoba
• Selkirk College, British Columbia
• Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology, Ontario
• Sheridan College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, Ontario
• St-Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology, Ontario
• Lawrence College, Ontario
• University of The Fraser Valley, British Columbia
• Vancouver Island University, British Columbia
• Vancouver Community College, British Columbia