Canada To Reinstate 20 Hour Work Week Limit For International Students This fall, we intend to change the number of hours students may work off campus per week to 24 hours. students who come to canada must be here to study. as such, allowing students to work up to 24 hours per week will ensure they focus primarily on their studies, while having the option to work, if necessary. as we head into the summer session. Published: september 3, 2024. 82 shares. starting this fall, international students in canada will be allowed to work up to 24 hours per week off campus, an increase from the current limit of 20 hours. the change was announced in april by immigration minister marc miller, who stated that the new 24 hour cap “strikes the appropriate balance so.
Advocates Urge Canada To Remove 20 Hour Work Limit Aec The waiver on the 20 hour per week limit on the number of hours international students are allowed to work off campus while class is in session will be extended to april 30, 2024. international students already in canada, as well as applicants who have already submitted an application for a study permit as of december 7, 2023, will be able to. Given subparagraph 186(v) of the immigration and refugee protection regulations (the regulations), a public policy is required to allow international students, including those authorized to study under section 189 of the regulations, to work more than 20 hours per week off campus without a work permit during academic sessions, if they are so. The liberal government is lifting the limit on the number of hours international students are allowed to work off campus each week in an effort to address canada's labour shortage. the pilot. From nov. 15 until the end of 2023, full time students will be able to work more than 20 hours per week off campus, immigration minister sean fraser said.
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