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- Legal Documents: What Are the Consequences of Not Providing Your Documents?
- Legal Documents: Where Do I Send my Documents?
Legal Documents: Why Does ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Collect Legal Documents from You?
Tuition fees at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ vary depending on whether you have provided us with proof that you are a Quebec student, a Canadian out-of-province student, or an international student, as per Legal Documents: What Documents Does ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Need from You?.
Some of the documents ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ requests from you help us obtain your Permanent Code from the Government of Quebec. This unique 12-character code, is issued by the Quebec Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS), and is obligatory for all students registered in a Quebec institution.
If you have previously attended school in Quebec, you already possess a Permanent Code - you can find it on your school report card or your CEGEP or university transcript. After you have accepted the University's offer of admission, you can check on Minerva (under the Personal Menu ) to see if ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ has received your Permanent Code.
You can consult your tuition and legal status (including your Permanent Code) on Minerva. Select Student Menu > Student Accounts Menu > View your Tuition and Legal Status.
Legal Documents: What Documents Does ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Need from You?
Follow the instructions in the first row of this table that apply to you. Send clear, legible copies of documents (not originals).
Fee Exemptions
Students in certain categories may be eligible to claim an exemption from the international rate of tuition fees according to the regulations set by the Quebec Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS).
If you are eligible for one of the exemption categories you are assessed at the Quebec rate of tuition. You can find a list of categories and the required application form at www.mcgill.ca/student-records/fees/exemption and also at Enrolment Services. An exemption will not be granted unless you submit the application form along with your supporting documents to Enrolment Services.
Legal Documents: Has ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Received Your Documents?
Quebec/Canadian/International Fees
Once ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ has received your documents, it usually takes one week to process them and update your file accordingly.
- Check your tuition status on the Minerva student accounts menu: Student Menu > Student Accounts Menu > View your Tuition and Legal Status.
- Check the phrase: Fees currently calculated according to rules for... This will tell you if you are assessed as: an international student, a Canadian student, or a Quebec student.
- Electronic billing is the official means of delivering fee statements to all students; you may view your e-bill on Minerva. For more information, see the following website: www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/e-bill.
If you do not agree with your assessment, notify ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ right away. If you provide additional documentation in support of your file after the last day of classes for the given term, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ cannot accept changes or offer you a lower tuition rate for that term.
Permanent Code
The Quebec Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS) usually takes one to four weeks to verify or issue your Permanent Code.
- Check your Permanent Code on Minerva: Personal Menu > Name Change or alternately via Student Menu > Student Accounts Menu > View Tuition Fee and Legal Status. If your 12-character Permanent Code appears there, your documents are in order. If not, you have not yet provided ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ with your documents listed above or the Quebec Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS) has not yet confirmed that your documents are sufficient to create a Permanent Code.
Legal Documents: What Are the Consequences of Not Providing Your Documents?
³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ must receive all proofs of citizenship, requests for Quebec residency, international fee exemptions, and immigration status changes by the end of the last day of classes of a current term for them to take effect for that term. All requests received after the last day of classes will be processed but your fees will only be lowered for the following term.
³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ cannot issue you an ID card until all of your documents have been received. Your ID card is essential to use many services on campus, and to take your final exams.
If your Permanent Code is not issued by October 15 (Fall term) or February 15 (Winter term), a hold will be added to your record until ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ has received the necessary documents. This hold will prevent you from registering or dropping any courses and from obtaining your official transcript. If you are registered in one term or in a one-year program, the University may put a hold on your record earlier in the term.
If your tuition fees are reduced because of the document review process, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ will waive the difference on any accumulated late payment or interest charges.
Legal Documents: Where Do I Send my Documents?
- By Email:
- Follow these steps to submit your legal documents electronically.
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Save the attached file
in an accepted format.
Standard PDF (.pdf) - encrypted PDFs will not be accepted.
Tagged image format (.tif, .tiff; for scans). Ensure that you save your documents properly in one of the above formats - do not just rename the file extension. Due to the possibility of computer viruses, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ does not accept Microsoft Word documents (.doc), hypertext files (.htm, .html), JPG, GIF, or any other format.
- Ensure that the resolution used is at least 300 dpi (dots per inch) for an electronic replica (scan) of documentation (e.g., a scan of your birth certificate). The preferred file size is 100KB per image.
- Address your email to legaldocumentation [at] mcgill.ca and attach your relevant scanned document(s). Attach the file(s) to your email; do not include the documents in the body of your email.
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Put your First Name, Last Name, and ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ ID number in the subject line of your email.
Note: Individual email size (including your attachments) should not exceed 5 MB (5120 KB).
- By Mail:
- Enrolment Services
- Documentation Centre
- 688 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 760
- Montreal, QC H3A 3R1 CANADA
- By Fax:
- 514-398-3227
- In Person or by Courier:
- Enrolment Services
- James Administration Building, Room 205
- 845 Sherbrooke Street West
- Montreal, QC H3A 2T5 CANADA
- If there is a problem with your documents, contact:
- Telephone: 514-398-4474
- Email: admissions [at] mcgill.ca