George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
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You and your employer must make sure you can work off campus without a work permit before you start working.
It’s important to understand the consequences of unauthorized work.
You can work off campus without a work permit if you meet all of these requirements:
- You’re a full-time student at a designated learning institution
- You’ve started your study program.
- You’re enrolled in either of the following:
- a post-secondary academic, vocational or professional training program or
- a secondary-level vocational training program in Quebec
- You have a valid study permit or you applied to extend your study permit before it expired.
- Your study program is at least 6 months long and leads to a degree, diploma or certificate.
- You have conditions printed on your initial study permit that allow you to work off campus.
- You have a social insurance number (SIN).
For more information, please visit IRCC's Work off campus as an international student page.