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Temporary Removal of Off-Campus Work Limit for International Students in Essential Services

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

CountryCanada
Operative dateApril 22, 2020
CategoryStudent / labour access

Policy effect

Temporarily lifted the 20-hour-per-week work limit for international students working in essential services and functions (including health care, food supply, and critical infrastructure) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Temporarily lifted the 20-hour-per-week work limit for international students working in essential services and functions (including health care, food supply, and critical infrastructure) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Official source excerpt

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--- title: "Removing barriers for international students working in essential services to fight COVID-19 - Canada.ca" meta: author: "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada" description: "To help battle the COVID-19 outbreak, starting immediately, the government will remove the restriction that allows international students to work a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are in session, provided they are working in an essential service or function, such as health care, critical infrastructure, or the supply of food or other critical goods." keywords: "GV Government and Politics,Immigration … ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) ## News release To help battle the COVID-19 outbreak, starting immediately, the government will remove the restriction that allows international students to work a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are in session, provided they are working in an essential service or function, such as health care, critical infrastructure, or the supply of food or other critical goods. ### **Temporary rule change aimed at helping health-care facilities, other workplaces under pressure** **April 22, 2020**—**Ottawa**—To help battle the COVID-19 outbreak, starting immediately, the government will remove the restriction that allows international students to work a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are in session, provided they are working in an essential service or function, such as health care, critical infrastructure, or the supply of food or other critical goods. During the COVID-19 outbreak, workers in certain roles and industries have been under considerable pressure, and the government recognizes that international students who are already present in Canada will help meet the challenges of the pandemic. For instance, thousands of international …
Government of Canada / IRCCImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, "Removing barriers for international students working in essential services to fight COVID-19", IRCC Newsroom.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/04/removing-barriers-for-international-students-working-in-essential-services-to-fight-covid-19.html

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