{"id":9690,"date":"2021-11-04T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/all-about-co-op-work-permits\/"},"modified":"2021-11-04T11:00:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T18:00:13","slug":"all-about-co-op-work-permits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/zh-hans\/all-about-co-op-work-permits\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Co-op Work Permits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An Excerpt from Heron Law Offices Canadian Immigration Lawyer, Angela Harris CLEBC Paper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/team2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/team2.jpg 661w, https:\/\/heronlaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/team2-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><figcaption>Angela Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Limits of Co-op Work Permits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For Whom Can You Work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your co-op work permit will list your DLI as your employer to indicate that you are a co-op student. However, you can work for any employer provided that the employer is accepted by your DLI\u2019s co-op program. Your co-op placement may be on or off campus, and the work may be paid or unpaid.<a href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Co-op work permits are exempt from Labour Market Impact Assessments (\u201cLMIA\u201d), and no job offer is necessary when applying for a co-op work permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, international students are currently permitted to work for a company in their home country, if their school and employer agree. They may also accept a Canadian work placement and start working remotely from their home country.<a href=\"#_ftn2\">[2]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When Can You Start Working?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In pre-COVID-19 times, international students could not start working for their co-op placements before they had their co-op work permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, international students who are in Canada and are waiting for a decision on their co-op work permit application are currently allowed to start working for their co-op placement using their on-campus and off-campus work authorization, if they meet all the eligibility requirements.<a href=\"#_ftn3\">[3]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For on-campus work, there is no limit for the number of hours an international student can work. International students may work without a work permit on the campus of the university or college at which they are a full-time student under paragraph 186(f) of <em>IRPR<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For off-campus work while waiting for a decision on a co-op work permit application, eligible international students may use their work authorization under paragraph 186(v) of <em>IRPR<\/em> to work up to 20 hours per week during a regular academic session, including boththe hours for co-op and the hours for a regular paid job, and full-time during a regularly scheduled break between academic sessions.<a href=\"#_ftn4\">[4]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They must stop doing work for their co-op placement immediately if their co-op work permit application is refused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, international students who are working remotely from their home country are currently allowed to work while their study permit and co-op work permit applications are being processed, as this type of work does not require a work permit.<a href=\"#_ftn5\">[5]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How Many Hours May You Work with a Co-op Work Permit?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may work full-time with a co-op work permit during an approved co-op term. However, a co-op<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>work permit can only be used to complete the work required by your program of study within an<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>approved co-op term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When Must You Stop Working?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because a co-op work permit may only be used for your approved co-op placement, you cannot use<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>your co-op work permit to continue working after you have completed your co-op placement, even if<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the co-op work permit has not yet expired.<a href=\"#_ftn6\">[6]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you still hold a valid study permit and are eligible, you may be able to work off-campus with your<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>study permit work authorization, not with your co-op work permit. Once you have completed your<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>study program, as confirmed by a letter from your school that you have completed the requirements to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>graduate, you are generally not permitted to work without a work permit. If you apply for a post-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>graduation work permit (\u201cPGWP\u201d) before your study permit expires, though, you may start working full-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>time while your application is being processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Can You Use Your Co-op Work Experience When Applying for Permanent Residency under the Canadian Experience Class (\u201cCEC\u201d)?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When international students seek to navigate possible pathways from their studies to permanent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>residency in Canada, they sometimes wish to know if the work experience that they gained using their<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>co-op work permit counts toward the work experience requirements under the CEC. Unfortunately, it does not. Pursuant to paragraph 87.1(3)(a) of the <em>IRPR, <\/em>any period of employment during which a foreign national was engaged in full-time study shall not be included in calculating a period of work experience for the CEC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> McGill International Student Services, \u201cCo-op\/Internship work permit\u201d (2021), online: &lt;https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/internationalstudents\/work\/co-op-internship-work-permit&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> IRCC, \u201cWork as a co-op student or intern\u201d (last modified 6 July 2021), online: <em>Government of Canada <\/em>&lt;https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship\/services\/study-canada\/work\/intern.html&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> IRCC, \u201cStudents \u2013 Work: COVID-19 program delivery\u201d (last modified 8 July 2021), online: <em>Government of Canada <\/em>&lt;https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship\/corporate\/publications-manuals\/operational-bulletins-manuals\/service-delivery\/coronavirus\/temporary-residence\/study-permit\/work.html&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a> IRCC, \u201cStudents \u2013 Work: COVID-19 program delivery\u201d (last modified 8 July 2021), online: <em>Government of Canada <\/em>&lt;https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship\/corporate\/publications-manuals\/operational-bulletins-manuals\/service-delivery\/coronavirus\/temporary-residence\/study-permit\/work.html&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref5\">[5]<\/a> IRCC, \u201cWork as a co-op student or intern\u201d (last modified 6 July 2021), online: <em>Government of Canada <\/em>&lt;https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship\/services\/study-canada\/work\/intern.html&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref6\">[6]<\/a> Note that the validity period of a co-op work permit usually matches that of the study permit, but you may still only use the co-op work permit to complete the approved co-op placement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Excerpt from Heron Law Offices Canadian Immigration  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[424,426],"tags":[636,465,505],"class_list":["post-9690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canadian-immigration-law-blog-ch","category-international-students-and-the-law-ch","tag-co-op-work-permit-zh-hans","tag-international-students-zh-hans","tag-work-in-canada-zh-hans"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>All About Co-op Work Permits - Heron Law Offices<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Angela Harris shares an excerpt from her CLEBC Paper on Co-op Work Permits. 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