Full-time students can work off-campus only if their study permit details they can do so. If that is your case, you don’t need a work permit to apply for a job, but you can only work in Canada under the following conditions:

• During semester periods, you’ll only be able to work 20 hours per week (which should be detailed in the study permit).
• During scheduled breaks (like summer and winter holidays or spring break), you’ll be able to work full-time and even extra time.

To be able to work off-campus while studying, you must meet the following criteria:

• Have a valid Study Permit that details that you can work during your study program.
• Be enrolled as a full-time student in a Designated Learning Institution.
• Be enrolled in a study program longer than a six-month period.
• Be enrolled in a study program that leads to a degree, diploma or certificate.
• Have already begun your study program.
• Have a Social Insurance Number (SIN).

Note: Only if you’re in the final semester of your study program (and therefore don’t require a complete course load to complete your studies), you’ll be able to work while studying half-time.

Other details:

• As a full-time international student, you can only work in Canada once your study program has started.
• You can’t work in Canada if you no longer meet one or various of the eligibility criteria. 
• If your eligible to work off-campus and your Study Permit doesn’t have work conditions detailed, you can ask for them to be added (no government fee required).
• If your program doesn’t have scheduled breaks, you can only work 20 hours per week.
• Exceeding the permitted work time as a student can lead to losing your student status (generating a negative record) and might stop you from being granted a new study or work permit in the future.

On-Campus work is valid for full-time international students enrolled in public post-secondary education institutions (college, university) or in private institutions that can legally award degrees under provincial law.

If that is your case, you don’t need a work permit to apply for a job, but you can only work in Canada under the following conditions:

• Be enrolled as a full-time student in a post-secondary school or a private school that legally awards degrees under provincial law.
• Have a valid Study Permit that specifies you can work On-Campus during your studies.
• Have a Social Insurance Number.

To be able to work off-campus while studying, you must meet the following criteria:

• Work only in the buildings of your school and on your campus. If the Institution has more than one campus, you can only have a job in the one you study.
• Only if you’re working as a teaching or research assistant or your work is strictly related to a research grant, you’ll be able to work in other places like a research facility, hospital or library associated with your school, even if it’s outside campus.

What qualifies as On-Campus employment:

• A job from your school.
• A job from a Faculty Member.
• A job from a student organization.
• A job from a business located on-campus (either if it’s yours or owned by someone else).
• A job from a private contractor that provides on-campus services to the school.

When can you no longer work On-Campus:

• If you stop studying full-time (except if it’s your last semester).
• If your work permit expires.
• If you have an authorized leave from your studies.
• If you’re not currently studying due to a school change.