Study Permit Exemption for Temporary Foreign Workers

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada

Operative dateJune 27, 2023

CategoryForeign worker study rights / skill development

Policy toolTemporary public policy

Affected groupTemporary foreign workers in canada

Policy effect

IRCC issued a temporary public policy authorizing eligible temporary foreign workers in Canada to enroll in full-time or part-time study programs of any duration without having to obtain a separate study permit. To be eligible, workers had to hold a valid work permit or have a pending work permit extension application submitted on or before June 7, 2023.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: IRCC issued a temporary public policy authorizing eligible temporary foreign workers in Canada to enroll in full-time or part-time study programs of any duration without having to obtain a separate study permit.; To be eligible, workers had to hold a valid work permit or have a pending work permit extension application submitted on or before June 7, 2023.

Official source excerpt

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… authorized stay ends. ### A student plans to come to Canada to take a 5-month chef course at a DLI during which they will be required to work as a chef in a restaurant for a month. Yes. Students in such cases should obtain a study permit as well as a work permit under the Co-op Work Permit Program. ### Foreign nationals eligible for the temporary public policy allowing certain valid work permit holders or certain foreign nationals who are authorized to work under R186(u) to study without a study permit as of June 27, 2023 The [temporary public policy](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/study-without-study-permit.html) allows certain foreign nationals who hold a valid work permit or have applied to renew their work permit and are authorized to work under [paragraph R186(u)](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-2002-227/section-186.html) to study in Canada without a study permit from June 27, 2023, until June 27, 2026. This applies to eligible foreign nationals 1. who hold a valid work permit and whose application associated with that permit was received by IRCC on or before June 7, 2023, or 2. who submitted an application to renew a work permit on or before June 7, 2023, and are authorized to work under [paragraph R186(u)](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-2002-227/section-186.html) Eligible foreign nationals are authorized to study without a study permit until the earliest of the following occurrences: - The work permit application referred to in (2) is refused. - The work permit referred to in (1) or that was issued as a result of the application referred to in (2) expires. - This public policy expires (June 27, 2026). - The public policy …

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaTemporary public policy allowing work permit holders to study without a study permitOpen official source

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Study Permit Exemption for Temporary Foreign Workers

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2023