Graduation FAQs

Assiniboine College provides each graduate the following at no cost:

• Credential (Document of Achievement, Certificate of Achievement, Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma)
• Final Transcript

These documents will be mailed to the postal address on your MyACC profile. Ensure your address is correct; you can update your address in MyACC (takes 1-2 business days).

Please note: If you need a transcript before or after you receive the “no fee” one, you will need to order and pay for that additional transcript.

You can order your completion letter when all your final grades have been entered. Check Grade Information in MyACC to ensure all grades are entered before requesting any documents. Please do not order documents before you see all grades in MyACC.

Completion letters will be mailed to the postal address in your MyACC account.

Order your completion letter online with a credit card.

The Registrar’s Office generally processes documents within 3 to 5 business days after a complete request is received, including payment.

All documents are mailed via Canada Post to the address in the User Profile in MyACC. Students must ensure this address is correct before submitting a request. If documents are mailed to an incorrect address, students will be required to pay for replacement documents to be mailed to the correct address. Assiniboine cannot control the time it takes for mailed documents to be delivered by Canada Post.

No. Paper documents will be mailed via Canada Post to the address in the User Profile in MyACC. If you want an electronic copy of a letter or transcript, provide that information in your order.

In fall 2024, the government of Canada released new eligibility criteria to obtain a PGWP for international graduates. Carefully read all information on the IRCC website; start here.

From the How to Apply page, enter your online IRCC account (Create an account if you don’t have one already.) Begin the application and answer the questions. Based on your answers to the questions, the system will give you your list of required documents and fees.

Save your application—but don’t submit it until you can complete it. You can re-open a saved application and continue working on it as you need to.

If your study permit has not expired, you can work:

• 24 hours/week maximum until the date you receive the first official notice of graduation (completion letter or transcript or diploma/certificate) from the Registrar’s Office.
• 0 hours between the date you receive the first official notice of graduation and the date you submit your post-graduation work permit application.
• Full time starting on the date you submit your complete post-graduation work permit application.

Recommendations: Avoid a “gap” between receiving notice of graduation (1) and submitting your PGWP application (3). Get everything ready for your PGWP application (but don’t submit yet) and order the document(s) from the college. On the same day as you receive the documents, complete the PGWP application and submit it.

And, if you have a job, tell your employer you will need to work only 24 hours/week at first. You will need to wait for the documents from the college, and then apply for your post-graduation work permit. You can legally work full-time, after you apply for the PGWP.

Questions about post-graduation work permit application or about allowable work hours: you can email [email protected] and reference your student number.

Check your policy email from StudentVIP international insurance. This will show the expiry date for your insurance; for most students, student insurance was for 12 months.

Your StudentVIP health insurance will likely expire before you can receive Manitoba Health insurance. Most graduates will need a post-graduation work permit (PGWP) to apply for Manitoba Health, but PGWP processing could take 4-5 months.

Recommendation: buy insurance immediately after StudentVIP expires, until you receive Manitoba Health.

Questions about health insurance: use the health insurance website and contact them directly. Use the policy number you received from Student VIP.

For a family member’s visa application, the college does not write an invitation letter; you do. IRCC website link.

Recommendations: Include Graduation event information from the college website. McGill University’s sample letter might be a guide for you: click here.