Off-Campus Hours Checker
Check your weekly work hours using the rules for your current study situation.
Source: Work off campus, canada.ca
· 24-hour limit in force since Nov 8, 2024 · checked Sep 6, 2026
Not legal advice
This week
Is your program in session this week?
Regular term — classes are running
Final term — still enrolled, including eligible part-time study
Scheduled academic break
Authorized leave
Between two programs
Program completed — PGWP application / work status
A break only counts if it is on the college's academic calendar and you were full-time before and after it.
Off-campus job 1 (hrs)
Paid off-campus hours for this calendar week. Include hours already worked and shifts you still plan to work.
Off-campus job 2 (hrs)
Use 0 if you have no second off-campus job. Add any additional job hours here.
Gig / platform work (hrs)
Include self-employed or platform work when it counts as off-campus work.
Uber, DoorDash, Instacart count as off-campus work.
On-campus job (hrs)
Count separately only if the work qualifies as on-campus employment.
Not counted toward the 24 hours if the employer is the institution, a faculty member, a student organization or a business on campus.
My program has already started (or I have completed it)
My study permit says I may work on/off campus (or I got an amended permit)
I meet the off-campus conditions: a qualifying DLI and credential program of at least 6 months, full-time study or an eligible final term, a SIN, and valid or maintained status
Choose an answer
Yes
No
During the program, this means an eligible DLI, a credential program lasting at least 6 months, full-time study (or an eligible final term), a SIN, and valid or maintained student status. Language-only and general-interest studies do not qualify. The hours cap alone does not authorize work; confirm every condition on the official source.
This break is on the academic calendar; I was eligible and full-time before it and will be full-time after it
Written completion date
Next full-time DLI program starts
I was eligible for off-campus work during the previous program, have written completion and next-program acceptance, and hold a valid study permit or applied to extend before expiry
I applied for a PGWP with a valid study permit after completing the program; was eligible to work off campus and stayed within allowed hours; my application is still pending