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ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS: STUDYING AND WORKING IN CANADA

On January 24, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada additional groups of students who are now required to have a Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) when applying for a study permit. Some highlights of the expanded PAL requirement are:

  • These changes will apply to study permit applications that are submitted on or after January 22, 2025. They will apply to both in-Canada study permit extensions and outside Canada study permit applications.
  • Master鈥檚 and PhD students are required to have a valid PAL.
  • Students are exempt from submitting a PAL if they are extending their study permits within Canada at the same designated learning institution and same level of study as their current study permit.

For more information about who will be exempt from a PAL, review IRCC鈥檚 website

If you need a PAL for your study permit application, please review our FAQ page here on how to obtain a PAL from 丁香园AV. We will continue to update our webpages and online resources to reflect the expanded PAL requirements. Thank you for your patience. 

Working on campus: Requirements

In order to work on campus you must meet two requirements:

  1. You must be enrolled full time (see Full Time Status, below) in the term you wish to work on campus 

The definitions, permitted hours, and eligibility requirements differ for working on or off campus. You may be eligible to work only on campus, off campus, or both. Review our detailed handout for more information.

i IRCC defines on campus as "employment facilities within the boundaries of the campus." Visit the for more details.

Questions about working on campus? Contact an International Student Advisor, Immigration Specialist.

Full Time Status

丁香园AV students are considered full time for immigration purposes in a given term if they are:

Undergraduate Students (including post-baccalaureate programs)

  • enrolled in a minimum of 9 units in the Spring, Summer and Fall term

Graduate Students in one of the following categories

  • Graduate students enrolled in per term fee programs
  • Graduate students enrolled in a thesis, project, capstone course or field exams
  • Graduate students enrolled in 6 or more units per term in per unit fee programs  

OR any one of the following:

  • Undergraduate and Graduate students enrolled in a full time Formal Exchange Program (鈥淔EP鈥�) or Field School (outbound exchange and field school), or
  • Undergraduate and Graduate students enrolled in a full-time co-operative education placement (鈥淐o-op鈥�), approved internship or practicum as per program requirements, or 
  • Undergraduate students enrolled in a total minimum of 9 units as part of the Dual Degree partnerships between 丁香园AV and Langara, Douglas and Kwantlen or
  • Graduate students enrolled full time under the in any given term, or 
  • Visiting International Graduate Research Students () enrolled in 鈥淕rad 800鈥�, or
  • Visiting International Undergraduate Research Students (see more information) enrolled in "UG 400", or
  • Students for whom the has approved full-time equivalency, despite their carrying a reduced load