a student who has completed a short-term course or study program, which is a condition for being accepted at a DLI
someone who holds a temporary resident permit (TRP) valid for at least 6 months, or their family member
a spouse or common-law partner (and their family members) being sponsored to immigrate, who are:
in Canada, and
have applied for permanent residence, if eligible
a person with a study permit from a visa office abroad, and the permit was issued before you got to Canada, who wants to keep studying
the family member of:
athletes on a Canadian-based team
media representatives
members of the clergy, or
military personnel assigned to Canada
a family member or private staff member of a foreign representative who is properly accredited (90 days before or after you are no longer authorized to study without a study permit), or
a foreign national or their family member with a valid study or work permit, who wants to stay in Canada longer to study
Otherwise you will have to go back to your home country and apply from there.