Is Your Study Plan Strong Enough to Pass the Bona Fide Test?

Your study plan — the statement of purpose, or SOP — is the primary document a visa officer uses to decide whether you are a genuine temporary resident. That is the bona fide test, and every study permit application has to pass it. A generic or borrowed SOP is one of the most common reasons applications are refused.

This tool audits your study plan against the same criteria officers apply. It checks:

• 23 specific parameters your SOP is assessed against. Most applicants address fewer than 10.
• 12 known refusal triggers, drawn from real IRCC refusal patterns — so you can remove them before you submit.
• Programme rationale — whether your choice of course and institution is credibly explained.
• Career progression logic — whether the study makes sense given your background.
• Home-country ties and return intent, stated in a way an officer can accept.
• Financial capacity and how clearly it is evidenced.

Relevant whether you are applying for the first time, rewriting after a refusal, applying under the Student Direct Stream, or extending a study permit from inside Canada.

The audit of your existing study plan is free. If you would rather start from scratch, the tool can build a new draft for $15 CAD. Either way it takes about five minutes.