A new rule in Canada allows qualified overseas students to work off campus for up to 24 hours a week during the academic year. Under Canada’s new work-hour regulations, international students can work up to 24 hours a week while enrolled in classes. According to the Canadian government, the off-campus job restriction has been set at 24 hours per week to achieve a balance between offering students employment opportunities and assisting them in maintaining their academic concentration.
The new regulations affecting the International Student Program, such as the modification to the amount of time foreign students can work off campus that was suggested earlier this year, are now in force. With this modification, qualified students can now work off campus for up to 24 hours every week during the time when classes are in session. In academic breaks, such as the summer between school years or the winter between semesters, international students who are allowed to work off campus may work full-time.
Students will have more freedom to manage their time between work and school thanks to this new change, which increases the previous 20-hour restriction. Twice a year, designated educational institutions are required to submit reports to the IRCC about the enrollment status of all study permit holders connected to their schools. Additionally, foreign students will need to apply for and be granted a new study permit before they may modify their DLI.
Although international students must be enrolled full-time in a post-secondary academic, vocational, or professional training program, or a secondary vocational training program offered in Quebec, for at least six months and leading to a degree, diploma, or certificate, working rules in Quebec permit students to work off campus without a work permit. The 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan states that in order to accommodate the temporary resident programs, Canada’s temporary resident population would decline during the next years.
