An applicant held a university offer conditional on first-semester grades ('probation period') and worried IRCC would only issue a permit covering the probation, forcing a second application — possibly from outside Canada.
What members who had been through it explained:
- You can apply with the conditional offer as-is. One member applied to IRCC with a conditional offer letter, and once they had fulfilled the conditions, they sent IRCC the university's confirmation letter — the study permit was then issued. The conditions were resolved during processing, not after a short permit expired.
- If IRCC issues a shorter permit, it's extendable from inside Canada. Another member noted IRCC may grant a one-year permit in probation cases, which can be extended while you remain in Canada if you still need time to complete conditions — no need to leave the country and defer, which was the applicant's fear.
- Timing matters. Members asked how quickly the conditions could be met — the faster you can get the university's fulfilment letter, the cleaner the process, since IRCC's own processing time often absorbs the wait anyway.
The practical playbook: apply with the conditional offer, meet the conditions as early as your course structure allows, proactively send IRCC the university's confirmation, and if you end up with a short-duration permit, extend from within Canada rather than deferring.