Information for employers

When international students may work

The Fall and the Winter terms are considered regular terms, which means that students are limited to working off-campus for a maximum of 24 hours per week as long as they are registered full-time time.

• Exception: Students do not have to be registered full-time to work during their last, final term.

The Summer term is considered as a non-regular term and so students are allowed to work off-campus full-time during the summer if the student maintains a full-time status before and after the Summer term.

International students are allowed to work off-campus full-time during scheduled breaks (periods where no classes are offered) such as:

• August 20, 2024 to September 2, 2024 (for those whose first term was Summer 2024)
• October 14, 2024 to October 20, 2024 (Fall Reading Week) 
• December 19, 2024 to January 12, 2025 (Holiday break)
• February 24, 2025 to March 2, 2025 (Winter Reading Week)

Summer term work rules

Summer 2025, which runs from May 5, 2025 to September 1, 2025, can be deemed as a scheduled break if students meet the following requirements:

• They were are registered full-time the term before (Winter 2025) and are registered full-time after the summer (Fall 2025).
• If, and only if, according to program requirements, summer is not considered a required term 
• Their study permit must includes the following statement: May accept employment on or off campus if meeting eligibility criteria as per R186(F), (V) or (W). 

Proof of enrollment

If you would like to have a proof of enrollment letter with the term dates and the start of the program dates, please ask the student to provide you with a letter of attestation. Also the information about the end date of the program is indicated on the offer of admission that was provided to the student when they were admitted to Concordia University.

Questions? Please contact the ISO at iso@concordia.ca.