Apply to the University of Victoria

Please refer to your preferred UVic program webpage for the full list of supporting documents you'll need to upload. Note that if there is also a link to departmental pages, it's important to follow that to check for additional information on the documents you must provide.  

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Notice of Collection

Kaplan will be collecting your personal information for the purpose of preparing and submitting your application for admission to the University of Victoria, which will be collecting your personal information for the purpose of providing educational services. This information is collected under s. 26(c) of the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. If you have any questions or concerns about how your personal information is handled, please contact [email protected].

Applicant Declaration

I accept and submit myself to the statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, policies and procedures of the University of Victoria as authorized by the Senate and the Board of Governors and the faculty or school in which, in due course, I shall be registered and to any amendments thereto which may be made while I am an applicant or student of the University and I promise to observe the same. I consent and authorize the disclosure of any information to the University of Victoria by an educational institution for the purpose of verifying the accuracy and completeness of information provided as part of this process and I understand that an admission or registration granted on the basis of this application or supporting documents may be revoked if the information given is untrue in any material respect. I accept that the information on falsified documents is shared with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.

Applicant Consent 

I consent to the disclosure of my personal information related to my application for admission to the University of Victoria, including my contact information, transcripts, educational history, disciplinary records, and the status of my application, for the purpose of preparing and submitting my application for admission and providing educational services, as follows: 

• Disclosure from Kaplan to the University of Victoria; 
• Disclosure from the University of Victoria to Kaplan; and
• Disclosure from Kaplan and the University of Victoria to the individuals specified in this application

This consent is valid for a period of one year from the date on which it is submitted.

Consent for International Transfer under Art. 49(1)(a) of GDPR

I,  student/agent, give my free and explicit consent to Kaplan International Pathways Canada Limited (“Kaplan”)  to transfer my personal information, including my name, contact information, transcripts, and program of interest the information I have provided in the application form  to the University of Victoria (“UVic”) in British Columbia Canada, for the purposes of administering my application for admission to a program of study at UVic. This consent is given under Article 49 of the GDPR:

Derogations for specific situations

1. In the absence of an adequacy decision pursuant to Article 45(3), or of appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46, including binding corporate rules, a transfer or a set of transfers of personal data to a third country or an international organisation shall take place only on one of the following conditions:

a. the data subject has explicitly consented to the proposed transfer, after having been informed of the possible risks of such transfers for the data subject due to the absence of an adequacy decision and appropriate safeguards[.]

I understand that once my personal information is transferred to UVic, my personal information will be collected, secured, used, and disclosed by UVic in accordance with British Columbia’s privacy legislation, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, RSBC 1996, c.165 (“FIPPA”), and UVic’s Protection of Privacy Policy (GV0235) and associated procedures.

I understand that my privacy rights under the GDPR will not apply to my personal information in the custody and control of UVic. Under FIPPA, my privacy rights will include:

• right to be informed of the reason for collecting my personal information;
• right to access my personal information; and  
• right to request correction of my personal information. 

I understand that I will not have the following privacy rights under FIPPA:

• right to erasure/right to be forgotten;
• right to opt-out of processing;
• right to data portability; or
• right to logic behind automated decision making. 

I understand the privacy risks associated with consenting to the transfer of my personal information to UVic. I understand that I may reach out to [email protected] to ask questions and understand my privacy rights related to my personal information held by UVic.

I understand that I have the right to decline signing this consent form; however, in such case I will not be able to apply for admission to a program of study at UVic through Kaplan.

I understand that this consent may only be revoked prior to the submission of my application to UVic (i.e., before UVic has collected my personal information). 

By signing the below, you consent to the above.