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[requester]: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (IRCC) <[requester email]>
Date: [requester] 10, 2025 at 8:58 ‘a0AM
To:
[requester] IRCC) <[requester email]>
Subject: [requester]
Good day,
Thank you for contacting the Immigration Representatives Mailbox
Please note that this mailbox is intended for general guidance and does not provide responses to case-specific inquiries. If
you have case specific questions about a file, you are encouraged to submit the RCC Web form.
Please see our response to your question.
QUESTION:
Tam writing to enquire about whether a student who was on authorized leave can work full time in the following semester which is
normally a scheduled break, For example, ifa student is on authorized leave in the Winter 2025 semester, can they work full-time
during the Summer 2025 semester which is normally a scheduled break? The student would be returning in Fall 2025 as a full-time
student.
RESPONSE:
Please note that we can't provide case-specific information, however a student can’t work on or off campus during an
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authorized leave (up to a maximum of 150 days) from their study program, even if their study pemmit says they are allowed to
work in Canada,
It counts as authorized leave if
your school has authorized a leave from your study program for
medical reasons or pregnancy
family emergency
death or serious illness of a family member
any other type of leave your school authorizes
your school has closed permanently or because of a strike
you've changed schools
you or your school deferred your program start date
In this case, you must start your studies the next semester, even if it starts sooner than 150 days, and get
an updated letter of acceptance.
For more information, please see: Study permits: Off-campus work = Canada.ca
Thank you,
The Immigration Representatives Mailbox
De
Envoye: [requester]
A: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (IRC) <[requester email]>
Objet: [requester]
Dear [requester],
lam writing to enquire about whether a student who was on authorized leave can work full time in the following
semester which is normally a scheduled break. For example, if a student is on authorized leave in the Winter
2025 semester, can they work fulltime during the Summer 2025 semester which is normally a scheduled break?
The student would be returning in Fall 2025 as a full-time student.
Thank you for your time and assistance in this matter. Our clientis in the process of making some decisions and
will need this information in order to do so. A speedy response would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
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