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To be eligible to work off campus while studying, you must first check if your study permit says so in the conditions. Please check who can work off campus to identify your eligibility. And you also need to get a SIN number to work in Canada. If you want to apply for a SIN to work off campus, please visit the Government of Canada website. 

During our regular school semester: Fall (Sep-Apr), Spring (May-July), and Winter (Jan-Dec), You can work up to 20 hours per week while you are studying full time or part time if it’s your final academic semester. You can work more than 1 job to make up these hours as long as you continue to meet the conditions of your study permit.  

You can work full-time if you’re on a scheduled break, such as our summer semester (July-Aug). You’re free to work overtime or work 2 part-time jobs that add up to a higher than usual number of hours. You must be a full-time student both before and after the break semester to work full-time in your break semester. You can’t work during a break that comes before you start your very first school semester. 

Please make sure:

1. To maintain your full-time student status during all three regular semesters (Fall, Spring, and Winter) and have a SIN. 
2. In order to work full-time during the summer break, maintain your full-time status before and after the break semester.   

Please refer IRCC official website about how many hours you can work off campus for more information.

The eligibility for working off-campus has nothing to do with your grade ss long as you are enrolled as a full-time student in our regular semesters ( Spring, Fall, Winter).

 Since you are considered a full-time student at Alexander College (How to keep the full-time status at Alexander College), you can work up to 20 hours per week during the regular semesters (Fall, Spring, and Winter semester) and work full-time during the scheduled break seasons such as summer break ( even you take courses in summer intensive semester). In order to work full-time during summer break, please make sure you are a full-time student before and after the break. 

Please make sure you have a SIN number as well. 

Yes. You can work up to 20 hours/week even if you are a part-time student at your final academic semester. 

Taking UPRE will make you a full-time student.  You are allowed to work off campus (as per R186(f)(v)) up to 20hour/week if you are a full-time student, have work conditions on your study permit, and have a SIN. Please refer how to keep the full-time status at Alexander College.  

Please note that study hard to get back to regular class and make positive study progress towards the completion of your program. 

It depends. If you submit your study permit extension before your current study permit expires, and your current study permit has work condition on it, you can work off-campus under maintained status.

If you submitted your study permit extension after your current study permit expires, but within the 90 days restoration period, you can not study or work off-campus while waiting for your renewed physical study permit.

If you are currently not a full-time student at any designated learning institution, you are not allowed to work off-campus unless you have other exemptions in your immigration status. 

If you are on academic suspension, as long as you take courses with us or other DLI institutions as a full-time student, and meet other off-campus work requirements, you are still able to work off-campus. Please refer to the eligibility requirements for work off campus 

The reason your study permit doesn’t have work conditions on it because you are under EAL followed by Associate Degree program. One of the eligibility requirements for off-campus work is that you’re enrolled in a post-secondary academic, vocational, or professional training program. You can change your condition of study permit after you complete EAL and start your Associate Degree Program. Please refer to the off-campus eligibility requirements. 

The IRCC fee to apply for an extension of your study permit is CAD 150.

You will need to apply at least 30 days before your study permit expires, if you want to keep studying in Canada. However, we usually advise students to apply 3 months before your study permit expires to give you enough time to receive your study permit while your current study permit is valid.

Yes, you can leave Canada and return as long as your visitor visa or Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) is still valid. If your visitor visa or eTA is expired, you must apply for and receive a new one before you leave.

If your leave Canada and return while your study permit is under extension, it will be upon the border officers’ discretion to let you enter back in Canada as a visitor. In this case, you can’t study until you get your extended study permit. The officer at the port of entry may also ask you to prove you have enough money to support yourself in Canada.

 If you are a post-secondary student, you will need to inform IRCC when changing your post-secondary school. Please see how to change your post-secondary school. 

Please click the following link to view the guide to fill the “Application to Change Conditions, extend my stay or Remain in Canada as a Student” document from the IRCC website: Click Here. Use the IRCC Website to find the IMM 5555 Document Checklist : Student (In Canada Applicant) to assist you in gathering the supporting documents to submit with your application.

You are welcome to invite your family members, however we don’t issue invitation letters. You will have to use the confirmation of enrolment letter for immigration purposes available in your MyAC online portal.  You can write an invitation letter for your parents according to the IRCC invitation letter template