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The permit is for an international student at secondary-school level whose Canadian study programme requires an approved work placement such as a co-op, internship, practicum or mentorship.
If you’re an international student at a DLI at the secondary level, you need a co-op work permit to participate in student work placements.
The placement must be approved by the designated learning institution, and the employer must be accepted by the school’s student-work-placement programme.
You can work for any employer that’s accepted by your school’s student work placement program, even if they’re off campus.
The student needs a valid study permit and a school letter confirming that every student in the programme must complete the placement. The placement may total no more than 50% of the study programme.
Your co-op placement or internship totals 50% or less of your study program.
The holder may work for any employer accepted by the school’s placement programme, including off campus. There is no weekly-hour limit, but the placement cannot exceed 50% of the study programme.
There is no weekly hour limit to participate in student work placements. However, your work placement can’t total more than 50% of your study program.
The current route remains required for secondary students. Post-secondary students no longer need this permit from 1 April 2026. Não encontrei uma progressão própria para residência permanente ou cidadania.
As of April 1, 2026, as a post-secondary international student, you don’t need a co-op work permit for student work placements, such as co ops or internships.
Secondary students still need a co-op work permit to participate in student work placements .
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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