Deferral, Waitlist and Withdrawal Forms for International Students

Waitlisted students can defer from the Fall intake to the Winter intake if the program of study offers a winter intake, however, waitlisted students cannot defer from Winter intake to the Fall intake.

Deferral requests must be submitted no later than the fifth scheduled day of the program. If students do not defer by this deadline, they will be withdrawn, and the tuition deposit will be forfeited.

If students defer their admission 60 days prior to the first day of classes, deferral will be free. Students will be charged a fee for deferring 59 days or fewer prior to the program start date.

Effective January 1, 2024, the deferral fees are as follows:

60 days or more before the program starts	59 to 30 days before the program starts	29 days before the program starts up to and including the fifth scheduled day of the program
No fee	$500	$1,000

Students can defer by completing the deferral form below. Students will receive a new letter of acceptance within 5-10 business days after the form is submitted. Any previous tuition payments will be deferred along with admission to the later intake.

Students may use the previously posted receipts to confirm past payments.

If a program has been filled, and an accepted student decides to withdraw their admission, the empty seat will be filled by admitting a student from the waitlist. Waitlisted students will be prioritized according to the date on which they were waitlisted. For example, students waitlisted in January will be offered a seat before students waitlisted in February, etc. 

Waitlist numbers shift constantly as students are admitted and withdrawn, and we, therefore, cannot provide information to students regarding their exact position on the waitlist.

Waitlisted students should regularly check their student portal for updates, as an offer letter will be posted immediately if the student is admitted.

If waitlisted students are not admitted to the program before the class start date, their application will not automatically be moved to the next intake. A student must reapply for a seat in the following academic year.

Waitlisted students seeking advice on admissions options are advised to contact International Education by email at international@saskpolytech.ca.

Students accepted to a program may withdraw at any time up to and including the fifth scheduled day of classes by submitting a withdrawal request form. If students are not present in class by the fifth day, and have not withdrawn or deferred their admission, their admission will be automatically withdrawn.

Students who are withdrawing after payment of the tuition deposit can only receive a refund of the deposit payment if their study permit application has been refused by Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC). 

A copy of the IRCC refusal letter should be uploaded when completing the withdrawal form.  Students will be charged a $200 processing fee when withdrawing due to study permit refusal, and this fee will be subtracted from the tuition deposit refund.

Withdrawal for other reasons results in your tuition deposit being forfeited. See section 3.0 in the Tuition and Fee Procedure (pdf) for more information. 

Refunds are processed through the PayMyTuition platform. Once the refund is processed, students will receive an email from PayMyTuition which will provide direction on depositing the refund payment to whatever bank account is specified. Refunds are typically processed within four to six weeks.