Study permit for apprenticeship program?

[CrzyGK]

Greetings, I am looking for a bit of assistance regarding study permits. I am currently hoping to enter an electrician apprenticeship program through <b>Lakeland College</b>(bit.ly/18VPdIB) in Alberta. I already have a good friend near the college that I would be living with and an employer willing to hire me, but I am a bit confused about the legal portion of this venture. The program includes 8 weeks of school, then 1500 hours of work experience for the rest of the year. It's a four year program, with the first three years functioning as previously described, then the fourth with twelve weeks of school and 1250 hours of experience. I have yet to act on any of this, as I've been unsure what is needed to proceed. I may be completely wrong, but I am under the impression that a study permit only allows for <b>20</b>(bit.ly/182uku9) hours of work per week and that simply won't meet the 1500 hour requirement... Any advice or clarification would be greatly appreciated, so thank you in advance.

<b>Bonus Info</b>
Legal, Natural US Citizen
I Hold a US Passport Card

 

[scylla]

It sounds like your program might qualify as a co-op. See the following link:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work-coop.asp

I would also check with the school to find out if they have had international students before and what they did in terms of visas/permits.