Immigration & Permits

You can work on your school campus, without a work permit, if you:

• Are a full-time post-secondary student
• Have a valid study permit or on-maintained status
• Have a social insurance number (SIN)

“On-campus” means you can work at all the buildings on your school campus. If your school has more than one campus, you may only work at the campus where you’re studying in most cases.

You must stop working on-campus:

• On the day you stop studying full-time, unless you’re in your final term and you meet other requirements
• When your study permit expires
• If you’re on an authorized leave from your studies
• If you’re switching schools and aren’t currently studying

You can work off campus without a work permit if you meet all of these requirements:
 

• You’re a full-time student at a designated learning institution (DLI).
• You’re enrolled in:
  • A post-secondary academic, vocational or professional training program or
• Your study program:
  • Is at least 6 months long and
  • leads to a degree, diploma or certificate
• You’ve started studying (you can’t work before you start your studies).
• You have a social insurance number (SIN).

International students cannot work off campus if you are:
 

• Registered in English Language program (ELP) or Upgrading program.
• A visiting or exchange student without a study permit.

If your study permit doesn’t have work conditions on it:
 

• You can ask to have these conditions added if you’re eligible to work off campus. There’s no fee to add these conditions to your permit.
• You’ll need to request an amendment to your study permit before you can apply for a SIN from Service Canada.

You can only start working in Canada when you start your study program. You can’t work before your studies begin.

During regular school terms, students who are allowed to work off-campus may work off-campus a maximum of 20 hours per week starting from fall 2024.

During scheduled breaks in the school year, such as during winter and summer breaks, students may work unlimited hours off-campus.

How many hours you can I work on campus?

You can work as many hours as you want, in addition to working off-campus, as long as you continue to meet the eligibility requirements for working on campus. If you were a full-time student in every term of your program but you’re studying part-time in your final term to finish your required coursework, you can still work an unlimited number of hours on campus, provided you continue to meet the applicable eligibility requirements.

Final Academic Session

Students who have maintained full-time status for the duration of their program of study, and who only require a part-time course load in their final academic session in order to complete their program of study, may work on campus in addition work off campus up to 20 hours per week during their final academic session.

Regularly Scheduled Break

Students who are enrolled full-time during the academic sessions before and after a regularly scheduled break and who decide to undertake a full-time or part-time course load during that regularly scheduled break are eligible to work off campus on a full-time basis.

If a program of study does not provide for a regularly scheduled break and a student creates their own break in a program, it is considered a leave from studies, rather than a regularly scheduled break. Students who create their own break in a program are not eligible to work on- or off-campus during that break.

You can continue working off-campus on part-time basis after your final exams/final work term/practicum in your final term. However, you must stop working when you receive the completion letter and/or final transcript.

Find out about distance learning and PGWP eligibility.

• Maximize job opportunities upon graduation.
• Advisors prepare students for interviews and job placements.
• Get career-related work experience while studying at Selkirk College.

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