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Jan 21, 2025 | mltaikins.com | Scott Bell |Anna Sigurdson |Scott BellAnna Sigurdson

Effective January 21, 2025, family members of international students and foreign workers face increased restrictions to the eligibility criteria for obtaining an open work permit (“OWP”). These changes to a family’s eligibility for an OWP are part of the broad measures that were previously announced in September 2024 by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Dec 3, 2024 | mltaikins.com | Scott Bell |Anna Sigurdson |Scott BellAnna Sigurdson

The following Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Designated Learning Institutions) were published on by the Government of Canada in early November. Effective November 8, 2024, the new regulations enable full-time international students to work off-campus without needing a separate work permit. This increase in allowable work hours is intended to help students offset living costs in Canada.