Welcoming K-12 international students

School boards and private schools accepting international students for in-person instruction in 2020-21

Please note that the term “international students”, as referenced below, refers only to students who hold a study permit issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada).

Publicly funded school boards and private schools that receive international students for in-person instruction must adhere to all federal and provincial requirements.

As per the regulations under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020:

A school or private school within the meaning of the Education Act may provide in-person teaching or instruction to a person who holds a study permit issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) and who enters Canada on or after November 17, 2020, only if the school or private school,

  • has a plan respecting COVID-19 that has been approved by the Minister of Education; and
  • operates in accordance with the approved plan.

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 2020-21 school year. Please check this webpage regularly to determine 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • St. 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
  • St. Clement's School, BSID 887013
  • St George Academy, BSID 666564
  • St John's-Kilmarnock School, BSID 888672
  • St. Laurent Academy, BSID 885799
  • St. Jude's Academy, BSID 883829
  • St. Mary Secondary School, BSID 665688
  • St Michael's College, BSID 887145
  • St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School, BSID 885932
  • St. 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
  • T.E.A.M. School, BSID 881864
  • The Crescent School, BSID 887161
  • The Country Day School, BSID 885584
  • 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