Here’s a checklist to ensure that you have everything you need to prepare for your arrival at Mount Saint Vincent University. If you still have any questions about what to do next after reading through the checklist below, please email us at international@msvu.ca.

  1. Accept your offer to study at MSVU by completing the admission requirements emailed to you.
  2. Receive your MSVU email address, username and password for your MSVU online portal myMount. If you have not received them within 1 week after having obtained your acceptance letter, contact helpdesk@msvu.ca. Please include your full name, MSVU ID number and date of birth in your email.
  3. Ensure your passport is current OR renew your passport if it has expired or will expire soon.
  4. Apply for a study permit through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. If you are studying for less than 6 months, you do not need a study permit. But, please note that you will not be permitted to work while in Canada if you choose not to apply for a study permit.
  5. Apply for a temporary resident visa (TRV) or an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) if you need one, through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
  6. Apply for residence: MSVU Residence Application and pay the Residence Deposit – Full ($500). If you have any questions, please contact the Residence Life Office.
    • If you need to arrive at the campus early to attend the Internatioal Days of MSVU Orientation, you can request early move-in.
  7. Register for International Days of MSVU Orientation or contact the International Education Centre at international@msvu.ca for more information.
  8. Select classes:
    • Undergraduate students, please contact the Centre for Academic Advising and Student Success for assistance with course selection.  
    • Graduate students, contact your academic advisor, whose information is specified in your admission package, for assistance with course selection. 
  9. Register for classes online through myMount. Read through the FAQs on this webpage carefully for detailed guidance.
  10. Buy travel and medical insurance that will be valid until MSVU’s health-insurance plan begins at the beginning of the new semester.
  11. Travel to Halifax International Airport (International Airport Code: YHZ). Find out more about Halifax, Nova Scotia (Please refer to Arriving in Canada and Arriving in Halifax above).
  12. If you live on campus, travel to MSVU’s Assisi Hall at 85 Seton Road, Halifax (No.17/18 on the map), where you will need to check in at the Security Office. Please ask the taxi driver to wait for you in the parking lot, and then drive you and your luggage to your residence by following the security’s car.
  13. Ask the Assisi Hall switchboard operator to notify Kay Balite, International Student Advisor (Phone number: +1-902-457-6488), of your arrival.
  14. Attend the activities on the International Days of MSVU Orientation. 

Note: all the links to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada above will lead to the website of the Canadian Federal Government.