Canada to implement 24-hour work rule ‘later this fall’: IRCC

Canada’s Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada (IRCC) has announced that the new rule of capping work hours for international students at 24 hours per week will be implemented ‘later this fall’.

Back in May 2024, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada, Marc Miller had announced that international students in Canada will now be able to work only 24 hours in a week, instead of 20 hours per week.

The current rule where students were allowed to work more than 20 hours per week off campus came to an end on April 30. Students who have a scheduled academic break can continue working unlimited hours, the official order added.

This change was brought in to ensure that international students, who go to Canada to pursue a higher degree, can concentrate on their academics, rather than spending all their time on part-time jobs.

As per the Canadian government, recent studies conducted in the US and Canada have shown that there is a considerable decline in academic performance for students working more than 28 hours per week and that working more than 24 hours per week increases the chances that a student will drop out of their programme.