Off Campus Work Permit Program(转载)

vicky · 发表于 2006-5-5 02:57

On April 27, 2006, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced the launch of a program to enable international students to work off campus. While the program has been launched by CIC there are a number of issues that need to be worked out before international students at the University of Alberta are able to participate in this program. We would anticipate being able to facilitate University of Alberta student participation by June 1, 2006. The following information will provide an introduction to the program.

Once the program is available for international students at the University of Alberta, students with a valid study permit who have completed a minimum of six months of full-time study in Canada will be eligible to apply for a work permit to work off-campus.

It is important to note that students participating in the Off Campus Work Program must possess both a study permit and a work permit to be eligible to work off campus during their studies.

Students are restricted to working part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week) during the academic term, but may work full-time during breaks such as reading week or in the spring/summer break.

Students with additional questions or wanting to learn more are encouraged to attend one of the following information sessions. All sessions will be held in Engineering :

Graduate students: Thursday, May 11, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Undergraduate students: Friday May 12, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Grad/Undergrad: Wednesday May 17 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Eligibility
Students wishing to obtain a work permit must:

Have a valid study permit.
Be registered as a full-time student.
Have been a full-time student for at least 6 of the last 12 months.
Be in satisfactory academic standing.
The following students are not eligible for participation in the program:
Visiting and Exchange students.
Special students, auditing students and Open Studies students.
Students who have partial or full scholarships from the Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program, from the Government of Canada Awards Program or from the Canadian International Development Agency.
Students whose program of study is exclusively or primarily English or French as a second language, (including Bridging Program students).
How to Participate in the Program
If you are an eligible student and wish to apply for the program you must:

Complete the Citizenship and Immigration Canada's student acknowledgement and consent form.
Using Beartracks ensure you have updated your University of Alberta student record with your current mailing address.
Submit the consent form and a copy of your study permit to the Off Campus Work Program Coordinator at the International Centre. Please note until the program is launched at the University of Alberta we are not accepting consent forms. We will advise international students once the program is launched - please check your ualberta.ca email account or this website for updates.
The Off Campus Work Program Coordinator will confirm the student's eligibility and issue the required Verification Form.
Students will then submit the Verification Form to CIC with their application for a work permit. The cost of the application is $150. Application instructions and application forms for a work permit are available at the CIC website. Note application for the work permit must be made within 2 months from the date the Verification Form was issued. Failure to make the application to CIC within two months will result in the expiration of the Verification Form and the student will be required to obtain a new Verification Form.
Validity of Work Permit
The work permit will be valid for the same duration as the student's study permit. Typically, study permits are valid for 90 days past the completion of the program of study to enable students to look for employment as a part of the post graduation employment program. The work permit issued for the off campus work permit program will continue to be valid during this 90 day post graduation employment period, thus permitting students to begin their post graduation employment with out delay. Please note, students are still required to apply for the post graduation work permit within 90 days of completing their program of study in order to be eligible to continue working in Canada

Students who have completed an immigration medical will receive an open unrestricted work permit, enabling them to undertake employment in any field.

Students who have not completed an immigration medical will receive an open restricted work permit. The work permit will allow the student to take employment in any field except in the fields of health care, child care, and primary and secondary education.

Maintaining Eligibility
Once issued a work permit students must continue to be registered full-time and maintain satisfactory academic standing. The University is obligated to report to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) any student who fails to meet the eligibility criteria. Students who do not meet the eligibility criteria must surrender their work permit to CIC. Students who surrender their work permit will be considered in good standing with CIC. Students who fail to surrender their work permit will be considered non-compliant. Students who are unsure if they meet the eligibility criteria should consult the Off Campus Work Program Coordinator at the International Centre as soon as possible to avoid non-compliant status.

Get Working
Once you have obtained a work permit, your next challenge is to find a job. There are many campus services that can assist you in your search for meaningful employment. In addition to services that might exist in your Faculty, students should consult the resources at Career and Placement Services (CaPS).

Questions
What is satisfactory academic standing?
For undergraduate studies, satisfactory academic standing normally indicates a Grade Point Average of 2.0 or higher on the four-point scale. Please note that satisfactory academic standing is defined by your Faculty and may vary from program to program.
Please note, undergraduate students who have been required to withdraw or who have marginal or unsatisfactory academic standing will not be considered eligible for the program.

Graduate students with a cumulative GPA of less than 2.7 will not be considered eligible for the program.

What is full-time studies?
Fall/Winter term: 9 credits or greater per term is full-time.

Graduate students in thesis based programs are considered to be full-time in Spring/Summer if they have been full-time in January term.

In the Spring/Summer terms, a student (undergraduate, course-based graduate program) is considered to be full-time if one of these conditions applies:

* a class of 3 weeks duration with 3 or more units of course weight, or

* a class of 6 weeks duration with 6 or more units of course weight, or

* a class of 6 weeks duration with 3 course units of course weight and attendance of 10 hours per week

[ 本帖最后由 vicky 于 2006-5-5 03:01 编辑 ]

大棒骨 · 发表于 2006-5-5 09:34

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