It is possible to work in Canada while you are a student, and there are opportunities for jobs on and off campus.
Student Work Permit
It is possible for an international student to work in Canada and there are opportunities for jobs on and off campus. However to work off-campus student will require a Student Work Permit. With the Student Work Permit, student will be eligible to work off-campus for 20 hours/week while semester is in session and full-time during semester break.
To be eligible for the Student Work Permit, student must be enrolled in a participating Institution. At Impel, we will help you in getting admission in a Participating Institution. Students can apply for Work Permit after maintaining a full-time student status for 6 months. Application fee is 150 Canadian Dollars and Processing Time is 35 to 40 days.
On-campus work
International Students can work on campus at a University in Canada where they study without a work permit if they are full time students and have a valid study permit (Student Visa).
Off-campus work
To work off-campus while studying, international students should have a valid off-campus work-permit. To qualify, student must be a full-time student enrolled at a participating publicly funded post-secondary educational institution or in an approved program at an eligible privately funded institution.
Participating publicly funded post-secondary educational institutions:
- are public post-secondary institutions, such as a college or university or a collège d’enseignement général et professionnel (CEGEP) in Québec or
- are private post-secondary institutions that operate under the same rules and regulations as public institutions, and receive at least 50 percent of their financing for their overall operations from government grants (currently only private college-level educational institutions in Québec qualify) and
- have signed an off-campus work agreement with their provincial or territorial government.
Eligible privately funded post-secondary institutions:
- are located in a province or territory that has signed a memorandum of understanding with CIC
- have signed an off-campus work agreement with their provincial or territorial government and
- have approval from their provincial or territorial government to grant specific degrees.
Selection of Programs and Institutions is very crucial to ensure that student is eligible for Student Work Permit.
Work after graduation
If you want to work in Canada after you graduate from your studies, you must apply for a work permit under the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program. The Post-Graduation Work Permit Program allows students who have graduated from a participating Canadian post-secondary institution to gain valuable Canadian work experience.
A work permit under the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program cannot be valid for longer than the student’s study program. For example, if you graduate from a four-year degree program, you could be eligible for a three-year work permit if you meet the criteria. If you graduate from an eight-month certificate program, you would be eligible for a work permit that is valid for no more than eight months.
Co-op and Internship Programs
Co-op and internship programs give students educationally-related work and learning experience that integrates theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skill development on the job.
Co-op program allows students to work fulltime in a field related to their studies. Co operative education is a valuable system for students to enhance their curriculum as well as fine tune their career path. It provides academic credits for the job experience and also improves future prospects for students.
Foreign students who wish to participate in a co-op or internship program must apply for a work permit as well as a study permit.
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