Working in Canada in Canada Jan 29 2020.pdfWorking In Canada Regula’ons for Interna’onal...

Presented by: Haixin (Heidi) Liu, RCIC

International Student Advisor January 29, 2020

International and Exchange Student Centre

Working in Canada Regulations for International Students

Working In Canada

Regula'onsforInterna'onalStudents□  On-campuswork□  Off-campuswork□  Co-oporInternshipWorkPermit□  Post-Gradua:onWorkPermit(PGWP)□  SpousalApplica:ons(OpenWorkPermit)


As a general rule, anyone who is not a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident must have authorization to work in Canada by way of a work permit or a study permit that authorizes employment


Work on or off campus

Work on campus (without a work permit)

haveavalidStudyPermit

•  at a participating institution (Western and its affiliated colleges are included)

beaFull-'mestudent

haveaSIN

Youmust…

•  Unlimited hours •  Note: no more than 10 hours per week for graduate students

•  You can work up to 20 hours a week off-campus •  You can work full-time during scheduled breaks

• withacondi:onthatsaysyoucanworkoff-campusavalidStudyPermit

•  at a participating institution (Western and its affiliated colleges are included)aFull-'mestudent

• andhavestartedstudyingenrolledinschool

•  that leads to a degree, diploma or certificate that is at least 6 months longin a program

Work off campus (without a work permit)

Youmust…

Social Insurance Number - SIN

SIN

ServiceCanada

ExpiresasyourSP/

WPexpires

Confiden'al

Toreceivepaymentfromwork


Dominion Public Building 457 Richmond Street

London, Ontario

Social Insurance Number - SIN

Bring your passport and study permit or work permit. (Photocopies will not be accepted)


What you need to apply for a SIN Condi'ons/remarksonyourstudypermitmustindicate:

§  “mayacceptemployment”

§  “maywork”

§  “areeligibletowork”


Apply for an Amendment or Change of Conditions

Amendment

•  ifit’samistakemadebyIRCC

• Noapplica:onfee• OriginalSPneedstobemailedtoIRCC

ChangeofCondi:ons

•  ifyoursitua:onhaschangedsincethepermitwasissued

• $150• Sameprocedureasstudypermitrenewal


 You are NOT a full-time student

 Your status has expired

 Your study permit says you are not authorized to work on or off campus

 You no longer meet eligibility requirements for on-campus or off-campus employment

You cannot work in Canada if…


Co-Op Employment


Co-op & Internship Programs Youmayapplyforaco-oporinternworkpermitif:

*Thereisnoprocessingfeeforco-opworkpermit.

avalidStudyPermit

employmentmustbean

essen'alpartofprogramof

study

aleHerfromschool•  thatconfirmsallstudentsinyourprogramneedtocompleteworkplacementstogettheirdegree

Co-oporinternship

totals50%orlessofstudyprogram


Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP)

Post-graduation Work Permit-PGWP “One:me”giSforinterna:onalstudentstogainCanadianworkexperience

AnOPENworkpermit

–  Doyouneedajoboffertoapply?

–  Canyouworkforanyemployer?

–  CanyouworkanywhereinCanada?

–  Canyouworkatanyjobs?

–  Doesthejobneedtoberelatedtoyourdegree?

You are eligible for a PGWP if you meet all of the following criteria…


CurrentlyholdvalidtemporarystatusinCanada• orhaveleSCanada*Studypermitexpiresasofexpirydateor90daysaSeryoucompleteyourstudies

Avalidstudypermitatsomepointduringthe180days• Youhave180daystoapplyforPGWPaSerschoolissuesyourfinalmarks

Completedastudyprogram• ataneligibleDLI• atleast8monthslong• leadingtoadegree,diplomaorcer:ficate

Maintainedfull-:mestudentstatus• exceptfinalsessionorleaveofabsence(casebycase)

ReceivedfinaltranscriptsANDaPGWPle^er• fromRegistrar’sOffice

You are not eligible for a PGWP if you…


AlreadyreceivedaPGWP• Exceptyoudidn’treceiveafulllengthofPGWPduetoyourpassportexpirydate

StudiedEnglishorFrenchasasecondlanguage• Ortookgeneralinterestorself-improvementcourses

Par:cipatedinorarearecipientofthefollowingawards/scholarships:• GlobalAffairsCanada(GAC)(eligibleforPGWPifyougotaStudyinCanadascholarship)• GovernmentofCanadaAwardsProgramfundedbyGAC• EqualOpportunityScholarship,Canada–Chile• Canada–ChinaScholars’ExchangeProgram• Organiza:onofAmericanStatesFellowshipsProgram

Completedthemajorityofastudyprogrambydistancelearning• Onlinecourses,e-learningorcorrespondence

Completedastudyprogramatanon-Canadianins:tu:onlocatedinCanada• RegardlessofthelengthofstayinCanada


Length of the PGWP StudentsmaybeeligibleforaWorkPermitthatisvalidforupto3years

(dependingonthelengthoftheirprogramofstudy).

Officiallengthofprogram PGWPvalidity

<8months NOTELIGIBLE

>8months&<2years

Uptothesamelengthasyourprogram

2yearsormore 3years

a16-23month,full-:megraduateprogramwithnobreaks

APGWPmaybeissuedfor3years

Work full-time after you submit PGWP application

§  Hadavalidstudypermitwhenyousubmi^edyourPGWPapplica:on

§  Completedyourstudyprogram§  Wereeligibletoworkoff-campuswithoutaworkpermitwhilestudying

§  Didn’tworkmorehoursthanyouwereallowedto

***Youmuststopworkingthedayyouareno'fiedbyIRCCthatyourapplica'onisrefused.***


AbilitytoWorkinCanada


Spouse

Spouses / Common-Law Partners of International Students

–  A spouse or common-law partner (non-student) of a full-time international student may obtain an open work permit

–  The Work Permit will have the same expiry date as their

spouse's Study Permit

–  Spouses needing assistance with job searching are invited

to visit the International and Exchange Student Centre

…are eligible to apply for an OPEN work permit

IESC’s Immigration Services

iesc.uwo.ca

[email protected]

519-661-2111 ext. 89309

Drop-ins or appointments

Workshops

IESCInterna'onalStudentAdvisingDrop-inHours

Monday 10am-12pm1pm-3pm

Tuesday 1pm-3pm

Wednesday 10am-12pm1pm-3pm

Thursday 10am-12pm1pm-3pm

Friday 10am-12pm1pm-3pm

IESC International Student Advising Drop-in Hours

v  Onafirst-come,first-servedbasis

v  Approximately10minutesperstudent

v  At2ndfloorofIGAB

IESC Immigration Workshops- Fall 2019

Check the IESC Website and weekly Network Emails for more information!

Date Time Topic Loca'on

March4 11:00-12:30pm

Studypermitextensionsandamendments

IGABChuCentre

March25 11:00-12:30pm

Post-Gradua:onWorkPermit IGABChuCentre

April1 11:00-12:30pm

Invi:ngFamilyandFriends IGABChuCentre

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