On Campus Work And Off Campus Work
International students are allowed to work on-campus if they:
- Are a full-time post-secondary student at:
- A public post-secondary school, such as a college or university, or CEGEP in Quebec.
- a private college-level school in Quebec that operates under the same rules as public schools, and is at least 50% funded by government grants.
- a Canadian private school that can legally award degrees under provincial law.
- Have a valid study permit.
- Have a Social Insurance Number (SIN).
The applicant must quit the job the day they are no longer studying full time or when the study permit expires, whichever is earlier. The work experience that the applicant gathers during this time is not eligible for any Canadian immigration application in the future.
International students are allowed to work off-campus up to 20 hours a week during the academic session and up to 40 hours a week during the scheduled breaks, if they:
- Have a valid study permit.
- Are a full-time student at a Designated Learning Institution (DLI) who is enrolled in a post-secondary academic, vocational or professional training programmer secondary-level vocational training program (offered in Quebec only).
- Have started studying.
- Have a study permit with a condition printed on it that allows them to work on or off-campus.
- Are in a program that leads to a degree, diploma, or certificate and that is at least 6 months long.
- Have a Social Insurance Number (SIN).
The students can still work off-campus if they are not studying full-time if they fulfill the following requirements:
- They have been a full-time student since they started their program in Canada and now studying part-time only because this is their last semester, and they do not need a full course load to complete their program.
- They have completed the study program and now are on implied status i.e. applied for an extension of study permit or post-graduate work permit within the required time period.
The work experience that the applicant gathers during this time is not eligible for any Canadian immigration application in the future.
