Admitted Students

Once you have been admitted, you will receive an Eligibility for Admissions (EFA) letter. To accept your admissions offer, review your EFA and accept your offer in the admissions portal!

Please follow the instructions provided on your Eligibility for Admissions (EFA) to submit the initial tuition deposit or click here: How to submit your initial deposit

Once the required amount is received by New York Institute of Technology – Vancouver, your Letter of Acceptance (LOA) will be issued from our Admissions Office.

• Admitted students: Required tuition and fees for first-year students (Spring 2025 enrollment only)

Please contact vancouver.bursar@nyit.edu or 778-783-5904 if you have any further questions or concerns about your deposit payment.

Once you have submitted your deposit, please set up your username and password in the my.NYIT Portal. It may take 24 – 48 hours after you submit your deposit to be able to create an account.

Once you have set up your username and password, you will also have to enroll in Okta Single Sign-On (SSO). “ View instructions to set up your Okta account.” This will enable you to create your New York Tech email account, which will be used for all official university notifications, and access the Student Service HUB — Your Home for University Business. You will need this portal activated to register for classes.

Please contact vancouver.registrar@nyit.edu if you have any questions about your New York Tech student account.

To study in Canada, you will need to apply for a Study Permit directly with the Canadian Government. You may be eligible to apply for the Student Direct Stream which will allow you to get your Study Permit faster. For the required amount of first-year tuition and fees to apply for SDS, please refer to Step 2.

Please review the study permit process and prepare all of the required documents. You can use the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) package sent to you once you submit your deposit in this process.

If your visa is denied, you can request to defer your admissions to the next term by emailing vancouver.admissions@nyit.edu OR you may request a refund by emailing vancouver.bursar@nyit.edu

Once you have your study permit and/or study visa approval, you must upload your documents and submit official final transcripts of your degrees before the Registration Start Date of admitted intake. Please upload the following documents through the application portal:

• A copy of your Canadian Study Permit and/or Canadian Study Visa (If a Canadian Study Visa is not applicable, please upload a Study Permit Approval Letter instead).
• A Signed “Terms of Your Graduate Admission”. Please upload the entire LOA including YOUR signature and date on the “Terms of Your Graduate Admission.” If you have a deferral history, be sure to sign and upload the LOA for the Spring 2025 term.
• Official Transcript Submission: To register for courses, you must submit official transcript(s) before the start of the registration period. You must submit official transcripts of your degree(s). Please see your admission conditions on your Offer Letter or LOA for details.
  
  If we do not receive official final transcripts/documents by the end of the add/drop period, you will be withdrawn from the New York Tech. Please note that all submitted documents are retained by the New York Institute of Technology and will not be returned to you. If you have any questions, please contact Vancouver.Transcripts@nyit.edu.
  
  • Academic Calendar (Start of registration period, add/drop period, etc.)
  • How to submit official final transcript(s)

Here is an arrival guide that will help you plan for life in Vancouver, Canada.

For the latest travel, border, and immigration updates, please refer to the Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada Website.

New Student Orientation is a mandatory program for all new students and to help ease your transition to university life in Canada and New York Tech-Vancouver. Spring 2025 orientation will be offered in person.

Spring Orientation Dates: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 – Friday, January 17, 2025

During orientation, you will get the chance to explore your student services, resources, and academic support systems. You will learn about:

• Your Academic Program
• Our Student Services Departments
• Student Support Resources
• Social Engagement Activities

It is mandatory to attend the entire Orientation Week in person, so please arrange your travel plans accordingly.

We will communicate all important details for (Spring 2025). New Student Orientations via email, so please make sure to check your preferred email and New York Tech email regularly. Please contact vancouver.orientation@nyit.edu if you have any questions.

Once you have submitted your documents in Step 5, you will receive an invitation to complete the CANVAS New Student Orientation Course before the New Student Pre-Arrival event. The invitation email will be sent to your New York Tech email account. This self-guided course will walk you through selecting and registering for your courses.

Course registration for new Vancouver students is open from January 3 to January 19, 2025.

After you have completed the New Student Orientation course on CANVAS, watch our course registration tutorials here and register for courses on the Student Service HUB.

If you have an outstanding balance from Spring 2025 registration, please settle the payment BEFORE the semester starts on January 20, 2025, to avoid a Financial Hold placed on your account and a Late Payment of USD $400 charged by New York Tech.

If you have any questions about your account balance, please email vancouver.bursar@nyit.edu

• Review the Academic Calendar.
• Admissions Deferral and Deposit Refund Policy – Review the deferral policy (you can also find our deferral policy in your Letter of Acceptance and Offer Letter).