Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Effective immediately, international students in Canada can work over the previous 20-hour weekly limit if employed in essential services like health care, critical infrastructure, or food supply chains. This initiative aims to bolster the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n April 22, 2020 \u2013 Ottawa<\/strong> \u2013 To mitigate the effects of COVID-19, the Canadian government is allowing international students to work beyond the standard limit, provided they are in key sectors. This policy change is crucial for sectors experiencing workforce shortages.<\/p>\n Many international students are nearing completion of their health and emergency services training. This change offers health-care facilities immediate access to qualified personnel during this critical time.<\/p>\n “Immigrants, temporary foreign workers, and international students play a vital role as frontline workers in essential sectors. We appreciate their dedication to safeguarding Canadians’ well-being and maintaining essential services.”<\/p>\n \u2013 The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Consult the Guidance on Essential Services and Functions in Canada During the COVID-19 Outbreak<\/a> to verify if the student’s work qualifies for extended hours.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n This temporary adjustment is valid until August 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Statistics Canada indicated that in 2017-2018, over 11,000 international students were enrolled in Canadian health-care programs, making up about 4% of the total.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Media Contacts Only<\/strong><\/p>\n Kevin Lemkay<\/strong> Media Relations<\/strong> To help battle the COVID-19 outbreak, starting immediately, the government will remove the restriction that allows international students to work a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are in session, provided they are working in an essential service or function, such as health care, critical infrastructure, or the supply of food or other critical goods. … <\/i>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-immigration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Government Lifts Work Restrictions for Students in Essential Services<\/h2>\n
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