School eligibility

Publicly funded school boards and private schools that receive international students for in-person learning must adhere to all federal and provincial requirements. To allow international students, the school or private school must:

  • have a plan respecting COVID‑19 that has been approved by the Minister of Education
  • operates in accordance with the approved plan

These rules are under regulations from the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID‑19) Act, 2020 to schools within the meaning of the Education Act.

Students who are eligibleA school or private school can provide in-person teaching or instruction to students who:

List of schools providing in-person learning for international students

The following list of school boards and private schools have approved COVID‑19 plans and may provide in-person teaching or instruction for international students in the 2021-22 school year.

We encourage you to check this webpage regularly to find out if your school board or private school has been added.

  • School boards

    • Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB
    • Avon Maitland DSB
    • Brant Haldimand Norfolk CDSB
    • Bruce-Grey Catholic DSB
    • Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario
    • Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est
    • Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario
    • Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord
    • Conseil Scolaire Catholique Providence
    • Conseil scolaire Viamonde
    • District School Board of Niagara
    • Durham DSB
    • Durham Catholic DSB
    • Grand Erie DSB
    • Greater Essex County DSB
    • Halton Catholic DSB
    • Halton DSB
    • Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB
    • Hamilton-Wentworth DSB
    • Hastings and Prince Edward DSB
    • Huron Perth CDSB
    • Huron-Superior CDSB
    • Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB
    • Lakehead DSB
    • Lambton Kent DSB
    • Limestone DSB
    • London District Catholic School Board
    • Near North DSB
    • Niagara Catholic DSB
    • Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic DSB
    • Ottawa-Carleton DSB
    • Ottawa Catholic School Board
    • Peel DSB
    • Rainbow DSB
    • Renfrew County DSB
    • Simcoe County DSB
    • Simcoe Muskoka Catholic DSB
    • Clair Catholic DSB
    • Sudbury Catholic DSB
    • Thames Valley DSB
    • Thunder Bay Catholic DSB
    • Toronto Catholic DSB
    • Toronto DSB
    • Trillium Lakelands DSB
    • Upper Canada DSB
    • Upper Grand DSB
    • Waterloo Catholic DSB
    • Waterloo Region DSB
    • Windsor-Essex Catholic DSB
    • York Catholic DSB
    • York Region DSB

  • Private schools

    • A+ Academy of Advancement, BSID 885186
    • Académie de la Capitale, BSID 878731
    • Académie Ste Cécile International, BSID 876275
    • ACE Acumen High School, BSID 884091
    • Albert College, BSID 885126
    • ALIF Canada, BSID 882622
    • Amberson High School, BSID 884298
    • Apollo High School, BSID 668639
    • Appleby College, BSID 885924
    • Applewood Academy, BSID 666009
    • Arkana Education – Sudbury, BSID 889722
    • Arkana Education, BSID 665719
    • Ashbury College, BSID 886297
    • Arts and Science Academy of Canada, BSID 667420
    • Bais Chomesh High School, BSID 878774
    • Bay School of Canada, BSID 668088
    • Bayview Glen, BSID 887188
    • Beacon of Light, BSID 668904
    • Birmingham International Collegiate of Canada, BSID 668260
    • Bishop Strachan School, The, BSID 886840
    • Blyth Academy:
      • Blyth Academy London, BSID 668596
      • Blyth Academy Waterloo, BSID 668718
      • Blyth Academy Burlington, BSID 880898
      • Blyth Academy Mississauga Upper Campus, BSID 882162
      • Blyth Academy Mississauga Lower Campus, BSID 669019
      • Blyth Academy Etobicoke, BSID 669629
      • Blyth Academy Yorkville, BSID 665205
      • Blyth Academy Lawrence Park, BSID 669998
      • Blyth Academy Downsview Park, BSID 665466
      • Blyth Academy Whitby, BSID 668387
      • Blyth Academy Ottawa, 889791
      • Blyth Academy @CIHA, BSID 665364
    • Bond Academy, BSID 665690
    • Bond International College, BSID 883417
    • Borden Academy, BSID 886473
    • Braemar College, BSID 876909
    • Braemar House School, BSID 877450
    • Brampton Christian School, BSID 889814
    • Branksome Hall, BSID 886912
    • Bronston Canadian Academy, BSID 669584
    • Bronte College, BSID 875112
    • Brooklyn College, BSID 667560
    • Burlington Christian Academy, BSID 889040
    • Burlington Royal Arts Academy, BSID 668610
    • Calvin Christian School, BSID 885509
    • Can-Aim High School, BSID 666590
    • Cambridge Academy, BSID 666360
    • Canaan Global Academy, BSID 665306
    • Canada TEMS Academy, BSID 886476
    • Canada's National Ballet, BSID 886980
    • Canadian Independent College, BSID 882181
    • Caesar International Academy, BSID 884245
    • Century Private School, BSID 665166
    • Century Private High School, BSID 669694
    • Chatham Christian High School, BSID 888540
    • Columbia International College of Canada, BSID 880183
    • Convoy International Secondary Academy – Essa, BSID 669325
    • Convoy International Secondary Academy, BSID 882508
    • Crawford Adventist Academy, BSID 668882
    • Darwin International Academy, BSID 668888
    • Daryk High School, BSID 882053
    • Dewey Institute, BSID 666071
    • Discovery Academy Inc., BSID 884964
    • Don Valley Academy, BSID 666270
    • Duke Academy, BSID 668698
    • Duncan Academy, The, BSID 667206
    • Durham Christian High School, BSID 887544
    • Elite Academic School, BSID 667085
    • Elmwood School, BSID 886300
    • Elora Road Christian School, BSID 881651
    • Elpis College – Mississauga, BSID 881900
    • Elpis College – Toronto, BSID 884452
    • Eton Academy, BSID 885122
    • Elton Academy, BSID 885897
    • Everest Academy, BSID 667763
    • FH International High School, BSID 669529
    • Fieldstone Day School, BSID 878057
    • Fieldstone King's College School, BSID 885377
    • Fort Erie International Academy, BSID 665760
    • Fulford Academy, BSID 669256
    • Globe Cambridge High School, BSID 883121
    • Goldenlink Academy, BSID 665994
    • Great Lakes Christian High School, BSID 885118
    • Great Lakes College of Toronto, The, BSID 889920
    • Green Road High School, BSID 666717
    • Greenwood College School, BSID 666289
    • Guelph Community Christian School, BSID 885452
    • Hamilton District Christian High, BSID 885541
    • Haven International School, BSID 888814
    • Havergal College, BSID 887242
    • Hillfield Strathallan College, BSID 885568
    • Holy Name of Mary College, BSID 665226
    • Horizons Secondary School, BSID 883750
    • Hudson College, BSID 666661
    • Inception School, BSID 884337
    • Innocent Hearts Secondary School, BSID 886638
    • J Addison School, BSID 666092
    • Kanata Academy, BSID 877697
    • John Knox Christian School – Oakville, BSID 886564
    • Kent School, BSID 667656
    • Keystone International Schools, BSID 888468
    • King's Christian Collegiate, BSID 665398
    • Kingston Christian School, BSID 885657
    • Kingsway College, BSID 885959
    • Koinonia Christian Academy, BSID 876763
    • Lakefield College School, BSID 885371
    • Laurentian Hills Christian School, BSID 887897
    • Little Owl Preschool and Elementary, BSID 889201
    • London Christian High, BSID 885738
    • London International Collegiate School, BSID 665701
    • London International Academy, BSID 666947
    • Longbridge Academy, BSID 881778
    • Lowell Academy, BSID 883339
    • Lynn-Rose College, BSID 667127
    • Lynn-Rose Heights, BSID 878014
    • MacLachlan College, BSID 881298
    • Maranatha Christian Academy, BSID 883590
    • Matthews Hall, BSID 885754
    • MCA International Academy, BSID 669073
    • McCanny Secondary School, BSID 669808
    • McDonald International Academy, BSID 876674
    • Mentor College, BSID 882291
    • Merit College, BSID 668578
    • Merrick Preparatory School, BSID 669447
    • Mesivta Ohr Temimim Lubavitch, BSID 882521
    • Metro International Secondary Academy, BSID 886696
    • Metropolitan College, BSID 665539
    • Metropolitan Preparatory Academy, BSID 882070
    • Milton Christian School, BSID 886543
    • Milton Prep Academy, BSID 886461
    • Mississauga Secondary Academy, BSID 667051
    • Nancy Campbell Academy, BSID 876623
    • National Ski Academy, BSID 884949
    • New Heights International Academy, BSID 668643
    • New Renaissance Academy, BSID 885599
    • Newmarket Christian Academy, BSID 880493
    • Newton Grove School, BSID 889709
    • Newton International College, BSID 883695
    • Niagara Christian Collegiate, BSID 885142
    • Niagara Falls Collegiate Institute, BSID 667082
    • NOIC Academy, BSID 667013
    • North Toronto Christian School, BSID 876895
    • North York Academy, BSID 883987
    • Nucleus High School, BSID 665736
    • One Direction Academy, BSID 886298
    • Ontario Academy of Technology (OAT), BSID 884354
    • Ontario Hockey Academy, BSID 880161
    • Peoples Christian Academy, BSID 665160
    • Pickering College, BSID 885827
    • The Prestige School – Richmond Hill, BSID 665949
    • The Prestige School – Toronto, BSID 666394
    • Providence Christian School, BSID 885401
    • Queen's Collegiate, BSID 666920
    • Queen's Elite Academy of Canada, BSID 883297
    • Quinte Christian High School, BSID 889830
    • Redeemer Christian High School, BSID 889067
    • Richmond Hill Academy, BSID 882209
    • Ridley College, BSID 886335
    • Robert Land Academy, BSID 880051
    • Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, BSID 885681
    • Rosseau Lake College Private School, BSID 887617
    • Rotherglen School, BSID 880957
    • Rotherglen School – Oakville Elementary, BSID 880950
    • Royal Crown Academic School, BSID 887482
    • Royal Imperial Collegiate, BSID 880996
    • Signet Christian School, BSID 889237
    • Sherwood Heights School, BSID 875643
    • Smithville Christian High School, BSID 881066
    • Southern Ontario Collegiate, BSID 884978
    • St Andrew College, BSID 885649
    • Clement's School, BSID 887013
    • St George Academy, BSID 666564
    • St John's-Kilmarnock School, BSID 888672
    • Laurent Academy, BSID 885799
    • Jude's Academy, BSID 883829
    • Mary Secondary School, BSID 665688
    • St Michael's College, BSID 887145
    • Mildred's-Lightbourn School, BSID 885932
    • Thomas of Villanova College, BSID 878561
    • Stanford Academy, BSID 884819
    • Success Academy Canada, BSID 885808
    • SuOn Academy, BSID 667183
    • SuOn Academy Queenslea, BSID 887855
    • TAIE International Institute, BSID 878510
    • E.A.M. School, BSID 881864
    • The Crescent School, BSID 887161
    • The Country Day School, BSID 885584
    • The Elite Academy of Excellence, BSID 665434
    • The Erindale Academy, BSID 883442
    • The Hill Academy, BSID 882850
    • Toronto Central Academy, BSID 885489
    • Toronto High School, BSID 882401
    • Toronto International Academy, BSID 666629
    • Toronto International Collegiate, BSID 669195
    • Town Centre Private School – Elementary, BSID 883875
    • Town Centre Private Schools – Milliken, BSID 665816
    • Town Centre Private Schools High School, BSID 666810
    • Trafalgar Castle School, BSID 886700
    • Trinity Christian School, BSID 885240
    • Trinity College School, BSID 886254
    • UMC High School, BSID 666482
    • UMC Eglinton Campus, BSID 888748
    • UMCA Rich Tree Academy, BSID 668410
    • Unionville Academy, BSID 668892
    • Upper York School, BSID 668518
    • Urban International School, BSID 885115
    • Urban International School-NY BSID 885905
    • Upper Canada College, BSID 886858
    • USCA Academy, BSID 881623
    • Victus Academy, BSID 669153
    • Vineridge Academy, BSID 669681
    • Wales College Secondary School, BSID 669384
    • Warwick Secondary School, BSID 669971
    • Waterloo Independent Secondary School, BSID 668370
    • Webtree International School of Excellence/Webtree Academy, BSID 883796
    • Westfield Secondary School, BSID 667931
    • William Academy, BSID 889106
    • William Academy Scarborough, BSID 668187
    • Willowdale Christian School, BSID 887307
    • Willowdale High School, BSID 885998
    • WillowWood School, BSID 883539
    • Woodland Christian High School, BSID 889326
    • York International Academy, BSID 883516
    • Yorkdale Academy, BSID 881483
    • Yorkland High School, BSID 884012
    • Yorkville High School, BSID 883709
    • Z3 Education Centre, BSID 884778