September 9th, 2024 at 01:57 pm

Canada to Soon Impose a 24-hour Workday Limit on Foreign Students

Off-campus employment does not necessitate a work permit, although both the employer and the employee must verify this before beginning work. In Canada, you can begin your study program only after it has officially begun; you are not permitted to begin working before this time. (Reuters)

International students can now work off campus according to restrictions issued by Canada. While classes are in session, all qualified full-time students who work off-campus are limited to 20 hours per week of work. As previously announced this year, a new rule increasing to 24 hours per week is anticipated to go into effect later this fall. In Canada, the official start of fall is September 22 and the official end is December 21.

If you work more than 20 hours a week, you violate the conditions of your study permission. You run the danger of losing your position as a student and never getting a work permit or study permit again. You can potentially have to depart from the nation.

Canada had earlier declared in April 2024 that, as of May 1, 2024, international students will once again be limited to 20 ¬ hours per week for off-campus work. Since May 2024, the temporary regulation that eliminated the 20-hour cap and permitted students to work an unlimited number of hours has not been in effect. On April 30, 2024, the provisional policy permitting students to work more than 20 hours a week off campus expired.

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This indicates that students can now work off-campus 20 hours per week while classes are in session, as the policy allowing for limitless work hours has already expired. The 24-hour off-campus employment per week policy for international students is still pending implementation by the Canadian government later this year.

Who is eligible to work off-campus?

If you are allowed to work off-campus, you do not need a work permit. You and your employer must, however, establish that you are allowed to work off campus without a work permit before you start work. Whether or not you are permitted to work as a student will depend on the conditions of your study permit.

If you begin working off campus but fall short of the requirements, you may be forced to leave Canada. You are not allowed to start working in Canada before your academic program has officially started. You are not allowed to work before you start your education.

According to recent research done in the US and Canada, kids who work more than 28 hours a week perform significantly worse academically and are more likely to drop out of school. These findings are supported by data from studies completed in both countries.

The majority of nations that accept international students place restrictions on how many hours they can work while enrolled in classes. Recently, Australia changed its regulations to permit students to work 48 hours every two weeks. In the US, students cannot work off campus without first fulfilling additional requirements.