To learn more about work opportunities for foreign students, please visit Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s web site at:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work-opps.html
If you have difficulty opening this link, please follow these steps:
Copy the link and paste it into your web browser or,
1. Open up your web browser and type
http://www.cic.gc.ca/
2. click on “English”
3. click on “to study” found on the left hand side of the web site.
4. click on “information for foreign students”
5. scroll down and click on “work opportunities for foreign students”
Please read this information as it will help you better understand the eligibility criteria as well as the application procedures.
You will require a Social Insurance Number (SIN) in order to work in Canada. Find out more about the SIN here:
http://www.sdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/topics/sxn-gxr.shtml (if this link does not work, please copy and paste the link in to your web browser.
On-Campus Work
The first work opportunity is “on-campus work”. You are eligible to work on-campus while in Canada on a valid study permit, and registered full-time. You can work anywhere on-campus. It is up to you to find on-campus employment. You do not require a work permit to work on-campus.
We recommend that you prepare a resume also referred to as a CV. You can get help with creating a resume in the Student Services office located in room C226.
To locate departments that often hire students, visit the Departments & Services website at:
http://www.algonquincollege.com/main/index_dept.htm This web site (located at the bottom of the screen) will help you learn about many departments at Algonquin College that may offer on-campus employment.
To find work, make several copies of your resume and include a copy of your timetable to let the department know of your availability. Go around to the departments where you wish to find work and give them your resume and timetable. If they have job opportunities, they will let you know.
***Please note that on-campus employment is not guaranteed.
Once you have found on-campus employment, you will require a "Contract of Employment" from the department hiring you. You will need the Contract of Employment, your timetable as well as your study permit and passport in order to apply for a SIN. The closest Human Resources Skills and Development Canada (HRSDC) office is located at 2525 Carling Avenue (in the Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre). Mapquest link:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.ad...+Carling+Avenue&city=Ottawa&state=ON&zipcode=
Off-Campus Work
The second work opportunity is called “off-campus work”. In order to be eligible, you must have studied full-time in an academic program for a minimum of 6 months within a twelve month period and maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Please note that students studying in the English as a Second Language program are not eligible for off-campus employment. To learn more about your GPA, please visit this web site:
http://www.algonquincollege.com/directives/sectionE/E11.pdf
I have attached a checklist for the off-campus work permit to assist you should you want to apply for the off-campus work permit. The following web site can also be of assistance:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/applications/guides/5580ETOC.html
The processing time for the off-campus work permit differs depending on the time of year but the normal processing time is anywhere from 2 weeks to 4 weeks.
Once you receive your work permit, please bring it to the HRSDC office to obtain your SIN (2525 Carling Avenue). Mapquest link:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.ad...+Carling+Avenue&city=Ottawa&state=ON&zipcode=
Post-Graduation Work
The third work opportunity is “post-graduate employment”. Once you graduate from your program, you have 90 days to find work related to your studies. If your program is a one year program, you are eligible for a one year post-graduate work permit and if your program is a two year program or longer, you may be eligible for a two year post-graduate work permit. If you find post-graduate employment in Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver, you will only be given a one year post-graduate work permit ? if you meet the eligibility criteria.
I have attached a checklist for the post-graduate work permit to assist you should you want to apply for the post-graduate work permit after graduation. The following web site can also be of assistance:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/applications/guides/5580ETOC.html
Once you receive your work permit, please bring it to the HRSDC office to obtain your SIN (2525 Carling Avenue). Mapquest link:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.ad...+Carling+Avenue&city=Ottawa&state=ON&zipcode=
Important
***Please note that it is your responsibility to download and print the application forms, document check list, and any additional information found on Citizenship and Immigration Canada's web site. It is also your responsibility to make photocopies of your passport pages, the stamp(s) made by Canadian Customs officials of all entries into Canada as well as the photocopy of your study permit. The International Education Centre will no longer make photocopies for students, no matter the emergency.
To find the application for the off-campus work permit as well as the post-graduate work permit (it is the same web site for both), please visit the following web site:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/applications/work-students.html
If you cannot open this link, please follow these steps:
1. Open up your web browser and type
http://www.cic.gc.ca/
2. click on “English”
3. click on “applications and forms” found at the top of the web site
4. click on “immigration applications for persons in Canada”
5. click on “applying for a work permit ? student guide”
Please read the guide and all of the information found on this web site to better understand your work opportunities while studying in Canada.
