Canada allows international students to work unlimited hours, off-campus

Highlights for unlimited work hours for foreign students in Canada

• Canada permits an unlimited number of working hours for international students off-campus
• From November 15, foreign students who have a limit of 20 hours per week working hours will be allowed to work for unlimited hours till December 31, 2023.
• This new temporary measure is also applicable to the study permits which are already submitted and approved.

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Canada grants limitless working hours for international students

To address the persisting shortage in the workforce in various departments, the Canadian government lifted the limit on the number of hours worked for foreign students, now they can work for unlimited hours off-campus while studying.

From November 15, the post-secondary international students will be able to work for as many hours as they want by not restricting them to 20 hours per week. Though this is a temporary measure, the validity is till December 31, 2023.

This new measure is also applicable to the Study permit applicants that are already submitted after approval. This new measure will help the students to gain Canadian work experience and can become an asset to the Canadian workforce shortage.

With the fast-growing economy, Canada looks at every option to hire new workers who have gained skills and are ready to address the current workforce shortage. Currently, Canada sees immigration as one of the crucial steps to address the current workforce shortage.

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Permitting foreign students to work for more hours during their studies can help decrease the needs of many sectors across the country. Students get more opportunities and can contribute to short-term recovery and gain long-term profits.

This step also foresees the benefit for international students who will also get an opportunity, if they plan to apply for permanent residence in the country. The work experience they get with this unlimited work will be an easy step to fetch Canada PR.

Currently, 500,000 foreign students are already present in Canada. This measure will address the struggling workforce market immediately.

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Canadian previous announcements for International students

Previously Canada announced a pilot project that automatically processes Study Permit extensions.

IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) presumes that this pilot project will get a higher approval rate as the students already have studied in Canada.

This step is announced to reduce the current huge backlog of applications and processing times. Also, the Canadian government announced

The Canadian government also allowed students who were doing their studies online from abroad will also get a count on the time for PGWP (Post-Graduation Work Permit).

International students who have expired or expiring PGWPs are made eligible for an 18-months open work permit to gain work experience and apply for Canadian PR.

This year, till August, Canada processes 450,000+ study permit applications. This was around 367,000 in 2021 during the same period.

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