You can benefit from the first temporary off-campus work policy from November 15, 2022, until the study permit you applied for on or before October 7, 2022, expires.
If your study permit expires between October 8, 2022 and December 31, 2023, you cannot work off-campus more than 20 hours a week starting from when the study permit you applied for on or before October 7, 2022, expires until December 31, 2023.
If you applied for a study permit extension between Oct 8, 2022, and Dec 7, 2023, you could be eligible for the second temporary off-campus work policy from January 1, 2024, until whichever comes first:
- The study permit you applied for between Oct 7, 2022, and Dec 7, 2023, expires
- April 30, 2024
- You are no longer eligible to work, such as if you are no longer enrolled full-time or finish your studies and get your letter of completion
For clarity, you would not be eligible to work off-campus more than 20 hours a week between when the study permit you applied for on or before Oct 7, 2022, expired, and Jan 1, 2024.
For example, if you applied for a study permit on May 15, 2022, and that study permit expired on August 31, 2023, you could benefit from the first temporary policy from November 15, 2022, until August 31, 2023. If you extended your study permit and it now expires on August 31, 2024, you won’t be able to benefit from the first temporary off-campus work policy between September 1, 2023, until it ends on December 31, 2023. Since you applied for your study permit extension between Oct 8, 2022, and Dec 7, 2023, you could work more than 20 hours a week off-campus under the second temporary policy from Jan 1, 2024 until April 30, 2024.
Note that you may still be eligible to work off-campus more than 20 hours a week during scheduled breaks, such as winter break, so long as you are enrolled full-time for immigration purposes in Winter Term 1, and will be enrolled full-time in Winter Term 2.
IF YOU HAVE A CO-OP, INTERNSHIP, OR PRACTICUM
You can only benefit from the temporary exemption from the co-op work permit when you were or are eligible for the first and/or second temporary policies to work off-campus., so long as you maintain eligibility to work off-campus.
You must have received your co-op work permit or be able to work while you are waiting for your co-op work permit before working in a program-required position:
- Between October 8, 2022 and December 31, 2023: starting from the day after the study permit you applied for on or before October 7 2022 expires
- Between Jan 1, 2024, and April 30, 2024: starting from the day after the study permit you applied for between Oct 8, 2022, and Dec 7, 2023, expires or May 1, 2024 - whichever comes first.
We recommend that you apply for your study permit extension and co-op work permit about 5 months before your study permit expires so that you can hopefully receive your co-op work permit before starting or resuming program-required work taking place after you are no longer eligible for the temporary policies, depending on processing times.
For example, if you applied for a study permit extension on May 15, 2022, and that study permit expires on August 31, 2023, you could benefit from the first temporary exemption from the co-op work permit from November 15, 2022, until August 31, 2023. If you extended your study permit and it now expires August 31, 2024, you could benefit from the second temporary exemption from the co-op work permit from January 1, 2024, to April 30, 2024, as well. You will need a valid co-op work permit or to be able to work while you are waiting for your co-op work permit before starting program-required work between September 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 and May 1, 2024, onwards.