International Orientation Fall 2026

At the Check-In Centre, we’ll welcome you to Kamloops and assist with essential tasks to help you settle in smoothly. This includes applying for provincial health insurance and a social insurance number, booking your English or math placement tests (if required), providing you with a welcome bag, and addressing any course registration concerns you may have.

New international students should bring (if applicable):

• letter of acceptance
• study permit
• medical insurance
• any requested original copies of documents such as transcripts
• English testing scores

Please make sure you have a digital copy of all your important documents prior to travel, including the data page of your passport (the page with your photo on it). You may be asked for the documents at your port of entry. 

At the Check-In Centre, we’ll welcome you to Kamloops and assist with essential tasks to help you settle in smoothly. This includes applying for provincial health insurance and a social insurance number, booking your English or math placement tests (if required), providing you with a welcome bag, and addressing any course registration concerns you may have.

New international students should bring (if applicable):

• letter of acceptance
• study permit
• medical insurance
• any requested original copies of documents such as transcripts
• English testing scores

Please make sure you have a digital copy of all your important documents prior to travel, including the data page of your passport (the page with your photo on it). You may be asked for the documents at your port of entry. 

At the Check-In Centre, we’ll welcome you to Kamloops and assist with essential tasks to help you settle in smoothly. This includes applying for provincial health insurance and a social insurance number, booking your English or math placement tests (if required), providing you with a welcome bag, and addressing any course registration concerns you may have.

New international students should bring (if applicable):

• letter of acceptance
• study permit
• medical insurance
• any requested original copies of documents such as transcripts
• English testing scores

Please make sure you have a digital copy of all your important documents prior to travel, including the data page of your passport (the page with your photo on it). You may be asked for the documents at your port of entry. 

Service Canada will NOT be attending the Check-in Centre this time but our team will provide you the information and handout to apply online if needed. Alternatively you can get the number downtown Kamloops.

A Social Insurance Number (SIN) is a unique identifier issued by the Canadian government to track individuals' earnings and contributions to various social programs, such as Employment Insurance (EI) and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). It is essential for anyone working while studying or planning to start a job in Canada.

Find out how library can help you to be a better student!
https://www.tru.ca/library.html

And what can you do at the Makers Space at TRU?
https://makerspace.trubox.ca/

Where We Are: Tk’emlúpsMakerspace is located on the traditional lands of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and is part of Thompson Rivers University, which extends to the lands of the T’exelc (Williams Lake campus) within Secwepemcúl’ecw, the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwépemc.
We respectfully acknowledge that these lands have always been a place of teaching, learning, and making. Through our actions within Makerspace we strive to honour the gift of being here and work towards reconciliation.What is Makerspace?Makerspace is where TRU students, staff, and faculty can learn about technology through hands-on learning, experimentation, and play. There are no costs to using Makerspace and we provide all materials for learning and creating small projects. Projects don’t need to be connected with coursework as long as you’re following our guidelines and learning. Learn more about us on our About Makerspace page.

For campus tour, if we are not providing you with one, check out this page for self-guided tour and virtual tours and video`s https://www.tru.ca/future/visit/tours.html