During regular school terms/semesters, you can work up to 20 hours per week. You can work more than 1 job to make up these hours as long as you continue to meet the conditions of your study permit.
There is no set number of hours per week that counts as ‘full-time’ work. However, your employer(s) must follow all provincial laws on overtime pay and time between shifts.
If your TWU program doesn’t have scheduled breaks, you can work up to 20 hours per week.
Working more than 20 hours per week is a violation of your study permit conditions. You can lose your student status for doing this, and may not be approved for a study or work permit in the future. You may also have to leave the country.
From November 15, 2022, until December 31, 2023, you can work more than 20 hours per week off campus while class is in session if you meet certain requirements:
If you applied for a study permit (or extension) on or before October 7, 2022
You can work more than 20 hours per week off campus if you’re in any of the following situations:
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You’re a study permit holder.
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Your study permit has expired, but you have maintained your status and are studying at a DLI full-time (or part-time if it’s your final academic semester).
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You’re approved for a study permit but haven’t arrived in Canada yet.
In addition, you must meet all of these requirements to be eligible:
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You are in Canada or have re-entered Canada by December 31, 2023.
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You must have one of the following conditions printed on your study permit:
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May work 20 hours per week off campus or full-time during regular breaks if meeting criteria outlined in paragraph 186(v) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
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May accept employment on or off campus if meeting eligibility criteria, per paragraph R186(f), (v) or (w) and must cease working if no longer meeting these criteria.
If you applied for a study permit extension after October 7, 2022
If your original study permit, which you’re applying to extend, expires between November 15, 2022, and December 31, 2023, you can work more than 20 hours per week off campus. You must stop working more than 20 hours per week on the day your original study permit expires.
You must also meet all of these requirements to be eligible:
- We received the application for your original study permit (which you’re applying to extend) on or before October 7, 2022.
- You’re a study permit holder who is studying at a DLI full-time (or part-time if it’s your final academic semester).
- You are in Canada or have re-entered Canada by December 31, 2023.
- You must have one of the following conditions printed on your study permit:
- May work 20 hours per week off campus or full-time during regular breaks if meeting criteria outlined in paragraph 186(v) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
- May accept employment on or off campus if meeting eligibility criteria, but per paragraph R186(f), (v) or (w) and must cease working if no longer meeting these criteria.