Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL)

To receive a Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL), you will need to do the following:  

1. Accept your offer of admission  
2. Pay the admission deposit (if applicable):   
3. Undergraduate and professional programs: Pay the admission deposit as outlined in your offer of admission  
4. Graduate programs: Please refer to your offer of admission/graduate program office to verify if an admission deposit is required.  

Once you have accepted the offer of admission and paid the admission deposit (if applicable), the University will request a PAL on your behalf. Once it is received by the University of Toronto, you will receive an email notification when your PAL is available. It can take up to 7-10 business days from making your admission deposit payment to receiving notification of your PAL. You can then download/obtain it from the following locations:  

1. Direct-entry undergraduate programs:  Join U of T Applicant Portal 
2. Second-entry or pathway programs: See your faculty/program office for additional information 
3. Graduate programs: GradApp Status Portal 
4. Toronto School of Theology (TST): your registrar’s office will send it to the email address provided in your application 

The admissions deposit payment will be applied to your student account as a payment toward your tuition fees. Admission deposits are non-refundable.