Work on-campus and off-campus

If you are a full-time student at a public post-secondary school with a valid study permit, you can work on-campus and off-campus without a work permit.

Eligibility

Work On-Campus

You may work on-campus if you:

• Are a full-time post-secondary student at a public post-secondary school or a Canadian private school that can legally award degrees under provincial law
• Have a valid study permit

  AND

• Have a Social Insurance Number (SIN)
  • To apply for a SIN, contact Service Canada Centre: www.servicecanada.gc.ca/tbsc-fsco/sc-lst.jsp?prov=MB&lang=eng

Note: you must stop working on campus when you are no longer studying full-time or when your study permit expires.

Work off-campus

You may work off-campus if you:

• Have a valid study permit
• Are a full-time student at a designated learning institution (DLI)
• Have started studying
• Are in a program that leads to a degree, diploma or certificate and it is at least 6 months long

  AND

• Have a Social Insurance Number (SIN)
  • To apply for a SIN to work off campus, you must have 1 of these 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, per paragraph R186(f), (v) or (w) and must cease working if no longer meeting these criteria.

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.

Conditions to work off-campus

• You can work up to 20 hours per week during regular school sessions (during your program dates indicated on your Letter of Acceptance from MITT)
• You can work full-time during scheduled breaks, and after you finish your studies if you have applied for a post-graduation work permit while you have a valid study permit
• Apply for a SIN with Service Canada
  • You may apply online. Visit the Service Canada webpage for details: www.servicecanada.gc.ca/tbsc-fsco/sc-lst.jsp?prov=MB&lang=eng

Who can work more than 20 hours per week off campus

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:

• You’re a study permit holder.
• 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).
• You’re approved for a study permit but haven’t arrived in Canada yet.

In addition, you must meet these requirements:

• You must either be 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 hrs. per week off campus, or full time during regular breaks, if meeting criteria outlined in section 186(v) of IRPR.
• May accept employment on or off campus if meeting eligibility criteria as per R186(f), (v) or (w). Must cease working if no longer meeting these criteria.

Note: If neither of these conditions is printed on your permit, you must request an amendment.

If you applied for a study permit extension after October 7, 2022

You can work more than 20 hours per week off campus until your current study permit expires if

• you’re a study permit holder who is studying at a DLI full-time (or part-time if it’s your final academic semester) and
• your current study permit expires between November 15, 2022, and December 31, 2023

In addition, you must meet these requirements:

• You must either be 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 hrs. per week off campus, or full time during regular breaks, if meeting criteria outlined in section 186(v) of IRPR.
• May accept employment on or off campus if meeting eligibility criteria as per R186(f), (v) or (w). Must cease working if no longer meeting these criteria.

Note: If neither of the conditions above is printed on your permit, you must request an amendment.

If we approve your study permit extension application before your current study permit expires

If your current study permit expires in 2023, you can work over 20 hours off campus until your original study permit expires.

If your current study permit expires in 2024, you can work over 20 hours off campus until December 31, 2023.

Disclaimer: The content on this website is only a guide for MITT students, not official legal advice, and information on this website may change without notice. Students are entirely responsible for ensuring that they are in compliance with all IRCC regulations at all times during their studies and while they are in Canada, including requirements for permit and visa. We recommend students to refer to IRCC website at www.canada.ca or contact IRCC Client Support Centre at 1-888-242-2100 to obtain the most-up-to-date information.