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  1. Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations - SOR/2002-227 (Section 186)

     A foreign national may work in Canada without a work permit

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    • (f) if they are a full-time student, on the campus of the university or college at which they are a full-time student, for the period for which they hold a study permit to study at that university or college;

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    • (p) as a student in a health field, including as a medical elective or clinical clerk at a medical teaching institution in Canada, for the primary purpose of acquiring training, if they have written approval from the body that regulates that field;

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    • (v) if they are the holder of a study permit and

      • (i) they are a full-time student enrolled at a designated learning institution as defined in section 211.1,

    • (w) if they are or were the holder of a study permit who has completed their program of study and

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      • (ii) they applied for a work permit before the expiry of that study permit and a decision has not yet been made in respect of their application; or

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  2. Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations - SOR/2002-227 (Section 87.3)
    Marginal note:Class
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    • (5) A foreign national meets the recent graduate requirements if they

      • (a) obtained, as a full-time student, within the two years before the date on which their application for a permanent resident visa is made, a post-secondary educational credential issued by an institution in an Atlantic province that is set out in the document entitled Recognized Post-Secondary Institutions – Atlantic Immigration Program, published by the Minister, as amended from time to time, on the completion of a program of study that was

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        • (ii) not devoted primarily to the study of English or French as a second language, and

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      • (c) had temporary resident status for the entire period of study working toward the credential and any work or study completed during that period was authorized; and

      • (d) were not in receipt of a scholarship or fellowship that was conditional on their return to another country at the conclusion of their studies.

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    • (9) A foreign national meets the educational requirements if

      • (a) in the case of a foreign national who has an offer of employment in an occupation that is listed in TEER Category 0 or 1 of the National Occupational Classification, they hold a post-secondary Canadian educational credential from a program of study of a duration of at least one year or a foreign diploma, certificate or credential supported by an equivalency assessment — which must be less than five years old on the date on which their application is made — establishing that the foreign diploma, certificate or credential is equivalent to such a Canadian educational credential; or

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  3. Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations - SOR/2002-227 (Section 215)
    Marginal note:Application after entry
    •  (1) A foreign national may apply for a study permit after entering Canada if they

      • (a) hold a study permit;

      • (b) apply within the period beginning 90 days before the expiry of their authorization to engage in studies in Canada under subsection 30(2) of the Act, or paragraph 188(1)(a) of these Regulations, and ending 90 days after that expiry;

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      • (f) are a temporary resident who

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        • (ii) is a visiting or exchange student who is studying at a designated learning institution, or

        • (iii) has completed a course or program of study that is a prerequisite to their enrolling at a designated learning institution; or

    • Marginal note:Family members

      (2) A family member of a foreign national may apply for a study permit after entering Canada if the foreign national resides in Canada and the foreign national

      • (a) holds a study permit;

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  4. Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations - SOR/2002-227 (Section 300)
    Marginal note:Fee — $150
    •  (1) A fee of $150 is payable for processing an application for a study permit.

    • (2) The following persons are not required to pay the fee referred to in subsection (1):

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      • (f) a person who holds a study permit and is temporarily destitute, as described in paragraph 208(a);

      • (g) a person whose study in Canada is under an agreement or arrangement between Canada and another country that provides for reciprocity of student exchange programs;

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  5. Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations - SOR/2002-227 (Section 211)
    Marginal note:Student

     A foreign national is a student and a member of the student class if the foreign national has been authorized to enter and remain in Canada as a student.



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