Can international graduate students work during school breaks/holidays?

[Raych007]

Hi guys! Does the 20-hours a week rule apply during holidays/breaks?

 

[captainarabiia]

Hi guys! Does the 20-hours a week rule apply during holidays/breaks?

Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio.../study-canada/work/work-off-campus.html#hours

How many hours you can work off campus
During regular school terms/semesters
You can work up to 20 hours per week. You can work more than 1 job to make up these hours as long as you continue to meet the conditions of your study permit.

During scheduled breaks in the school year
You can work full-time if you’re on a scheduled break, such as winter and summer holidays, or a fall or spring reading week. You’re free to work overtime or work 2 part-time jobs that add up to a higher than usual number of hours.

You must be a full-time student both before and after the break to work full-time.

You can’t work during a break that comes before you start your very first school semester.

How many hours count as full-time work
There is no set number of hours per week that counts as ‘full-time’ work. However, your employer(s) must follow all provincial laws on overtime pay and time between shifts.

If your program doesn’t have scheduled breaks
You can work up to 20 hours per week.

Working more than 20 hours per week is a violation of your study permit conditions. You can lose your student status for doing this, and may not be approved for a study or work permit in the future. You may also have to leave the country.
How to calculate your hours
You’re responsible for both of the following:

• keeping track of the hours that you work off campus and
  • Hours are defined as any time you spend earning wages or collecting a commission, even if you’re on call during these hours and not actually working.
• proving that you’re complying with the conditions of your study permit
  • To do this, you must show that you’re
    • actively pursuing your studies
    • not working more than 20 hours per week
    • meeting any other conditions listed on your study permit