Frequently Asked Questions

If there is an error in your permit, you may request an amendment to your permit. For more information: click here

Yes, you must have a study permit and be enrolled full-time in an academic, professional or vocational training program at a DLI.

However, your study permit must clearly state that you have the ability to work off-campus. If so, you are allowed to work up to 20 hours per week while:
-Your program is in session, and
-Full-time during scheduled breaks in the academic calendar.

You may work for any employer in Canada that is not on the list of ineligible employers.

In addition, if your program has a mandatory work component for graduation you must have the appropriate work permit for your co-op.

Some common ways to improve your score include:

• Repeat the English test (IELTS or CELPIP) to improve your score.
• Obtain an educational evaluation of additional qualifications
• Obtain additional work experience or a job offer in Canada.
• Apply for a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), which adds up to 600 points.
• Improving your level of French can also add extra points

If you are independent or freelance, the following are examples and alternatives that you can present:

• Company registration or alternatively,
• Registration as independent or alternatively,
• Service contracts with customers or alternatively,
• Letters from customers 2 or 3 attesting that you have rendered services to them.

Any of the above documents will allow us to attest to your self-employed occupations. In a complementary, but not main way, you can optionally add any of the following, to strengthen the genuineness of your business: 

• Self-employed business cards -this document alone does not carry much weight for the officer, ideally it should be accompanied by one of the documents mentioned above.

Web presence: website, facebook -this document alone does not carry much weight for the officer, ideally it should be accompanied by one of those mentioned above-.

No, the telephone number is activated 24 to 48 hours prior to your arrival in Canada and works on Canadian territory.