Employers are confronting extraordinary difficulties in finding and holding the labourers they need during this time of economic recovery and growth. The Government of Canada is continuing to take factual actions to handle present labour demands.
Announced by The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship that they are lifting the 20-hour-per-week cap on the number of hours that eligible post-secondary students are allowed to work off-campus while class is in session.
From November 15, 2022, until December 31, 2023, International students who are already studying in Canada and who have off-campus job approval on their study permit will not be bounded by the 20-hour-per-week regulation. Foreign nationals who have already raised a study permit application, as of today, will even be able to benefit from this provisional change, delivered their application is approved.
International Students: we are temporarily lifting the 20-hour-per-week cap on the number of hours that students in Canada are allowed to work off-campus while class is in session: https://t.co/GW6giiJTaR
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— IRCC (@CitImmCanada) October 7, 2022
This action will give numerous global understudies a more prominent chance to acquire important work insight in Canada and will build the accessibility of labourers to support Canada’s post-pandemic development. With in excess of 500,000 global understudies currently in Canada accessible to possibly work extra hours, this impermanent change mirrors the significant job worldwide understudies can play in tending to our work lack while proceeding to seek after their examinations. Concentrate license holders are as yet expected to adjust their review and work responsibilities, as the people who quit examining or lessen course loads to just concentrate on part-time are not qualified to work off-grounds.
Canada’s immigration system, shorten wait times, reduce application backlogs and improve the experience of clients overall.
“With the economy growing at a faster rate than employers can hire new workers, Canada needs to look at every option so that we have the skills and workforce needed to fuel our growth. Immigration will be crucial to addressing our labour shortage. By allowing international students to work more while they study, we can help ease pressing needs in many sectors across the country, while providing more opportunities for international students to gain valuable Canadian work experience and continue contributing to our short-term recovery and long-term prosperity.”
As per the IRCC official website, there are quick facts about the new work permit for student who is studying in Canada.
Quick facts
- Most post-secondary international students are allowed to work on and/or off campus, with their authorization to work printed directly on their study permit. In the past, nearly half of the post-secondary international students in Canada reported earning income during their studies.
- Prior to today’s announcement, any student with the authorization to work off-campus was permitted to work a maximum of 20 hours per week while class is in session, as well as full-time during scheduled breaks. Students eligible to work on campus are not subject to a cap on hours for on-campus work.
- From January 1, 2022, to the end of August 2022, more than 452,000 study permit applications have been processed. During the same period in 2021, which was a record year, 367,000 applications were processed. This represents an increase of 23%.
- IRCC processed nearly 119,000 study permit extension applications in 2021, with an approval rate of 97%. From January 1, 2022, to the end of August 2022, more than 135,000 were processed, with an approval rate of 96%.
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Applications being considered as part of the pilot to automate study permit extensions will need to meet certain criteria in order to be automated. Applications that fall outside of the criteria will be manually reviewed by officers. The automated process will not refuse applications or recommend refusals. Any decision to refuse an application will continue to be made by an officer.
