Hi All

I wanted to clarify related to changing college/program after Student permit has been granted but have not traveled to Canada.

Scenario: Applied for Student Permit for College A (Course A) and assuming its already approved or still under processing. Now, I get offer from College B (Course B) which I am more inclined to join.

As per Canada immigration website, one can change DLI / college/program but they mention it can be done by Students who are already in Canada and started college (in this scenario College A - Course A).

Now, in this scenario,
If Student Permit is already in progress with College A, course B, then can we update application and change to College B, Course B ? or wait for Student permit decision and then next question arises:

If Student Permit is approved, then and since I have not traveled to Canada, so do we need to re-apply the Student Permit ?

That sounds like a question for the canadian embassy.
I'd say get the information from an official source like the embassy or the ministry, preferably in writing (email)

[Edited by George Patsoulis on Apr 03, 2020]

Yes, agreed. In the meantime, if you don't hear back immediately (things are chaotic right now), you might also ask the school you'll be joining to see if they have any advice.