Record
if you're working during a break scheduled by your DL; such as summer and winter holidays, or a reading week,
you can
* * work unlimited hours on/off campus
* * take courses on a part-time or full-time basis
© * This does not affect your ability to work unlimited hours during your break
You must be a full-time student both before and after the break to work unlimited hours during the break. For
example, you can't work before you start your very first school semester.
Find out more about working during scheduled breaks.
We hope you find this information helpful,
Thank you kindly,
[requester]
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Dear [requester],
Ihope this email finds you well
I would like to seek clarification on the working eligibility during a scheduled break for students who change their programs
at our [requester] all our programs that are two years or longer (Associate degrees, [requester],
Post-Baccalaureate) are eligible for Summer as a scheduled break, for more information on our definition of scheduled break
please kindly refer to ourwebsite.
My question is: in the case of a student who was full-time in program A in the Winter 2025 semester (Jan-April term) and
changed their program to program Bin the Fall 2025 semester (Sept. to December) and Summer (May-Aug) is considered a
scheduled break for both programs and the student maintained full-time status in the Winter and Fall semester, could you
please confirm that the program change will not affect the student's eligibility to work full-time in the Summer semester
(May-Aug) as it’s considered a scheduled break at our institution?
As per IRCC’s Glossary, it’s up to the institution to define scheduled breaks:
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Retrieved from: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/partners-service-providers/dli-
portal /compliance-reporting-guide.html#glossary
‘On IRCC’s operational manual states that the condition for the student to work full-time is that students must hold full-time
status in the semester before and after the break:
Regularly scheduled breaks
Maximum duration of a regularly scheduled break
Retrieved from: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenshi, wate, lications-manuals/operational-
bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/study-permits/campus-work.html#definitions
Again, the operational manual states that the condition to be a regularly scheduled break is that is part of the DLI’s academic
calendar:
* Regularly scheduled break: To be considered a regularly scheduled break, the break must be part of the DLI's
academic calendar (for instance, winter and summer holidays, Reading Week). Each regularly scheduled break
should not be longer than 150 days. The maximum cumulative duration of scheduled breaks is 180 days per calendar
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Retrieved from: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenshi porate, lications-manuals/operational-
bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/study-permits/campus-work.html#definitions
In addition, | don’t think R16{v) prevents the student to work on a regularly scheduled break if both programs are academic
programs that is more than 6 months and leads to a degree, diploma or certificate.
If you need further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thank you,
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