Arrival date

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Important

Before planning your trip to Canada, make sure you meet the requirements to be allowed to travel to Canada. Have a close look at the “Travelling to Canada and clearing Canadian customs” page to get all the information you need for your trip to Canada.[/boite_bleue]

We encourage you to take a look at the information regarding entering Canada by air and land during COVID-19 as well as the checklists for requirements and exemptions.

We recommend you plan to arrive a minimum of 1 to 2 weeks before classes start. These days before the start of your academic semester will give you time to complete your mandatory quarantine, if required, and administrative steps required for enrolment.

You must also make sure that you have health and hospitalization insurance that will cover you as soon as you arrive in Québec. The health and hospitalization insurance plan for international students and research interns comes into effect halfway through the month before the start of classes, i.e. August 15 for the fall session, December 15 for the winter session and April 15 for the summer session.

For those who have a reciprocal agreement with the Régie d’assurance maladie du Québec, your coverage will take effect as soon as you arrive in Québec, at the earliest one month before the beginning of the session, according to the date indicated on your registration certificate available in monPortail (French only).

If you plan to arrive in Québec before your insurance plan takes effect, you will need to take out private insurance in the meantime.

If you need to find a place to live when you arrive in Québec City, we suggest you allow 3 to 5 additional days for your search.

The Bureau de la vie étudiante offers orientation activities before the semester starts, but also throughout the year to help you familiarize with Québec City.

Key dates: see the university calendar (French only).