Co op work permit- How it works

Today I am going to talk to you about the co op work permit available for students who come to study in Canada. Co op work permits are issued to students who have in their education, a work component as an integral part of their education. Depending on the school, the length of the co op component differs, but usually the co op component can not be more than 50% of the total education period. For eg if the program length is for 2 years the co op part of the program can be a maximum of 12 months. Althought most of the students get the work permit issued along with the study permits  for the entire period of the program, they are legally expected not to work when they are in class and can only work when their cop op period starts!!

Co op programs are good as they help students to work while they are here in Canada and also as they gain invalauable canadian experience which is useful both if they intend to stay here in Canada or move elsewhere. Another advantage of the co op program is that co op is a paid unlike other internship programs where it is unpaid. So you are actually earning full time while you are a student here.

Here is a list of schools which provide co op as a part of their program.

Private Career Schools

·         Arbutus College of Communication Arts, Business and Technology

·         Ashton College

·         Brighton College

·         Canadian Tourism College

·         Canadian College

·         Eton College

·         King George International Business College

·         New Image College Of Fine Arts

·         Sprott-Shaw Community College

Public Colleges and Universities

·         College of the Rockies

·         Conestoga College

·         Douglas College

·         Langara College

·         Lethbridge College

·         Medicine Hat College

·         Niagara College of Applied Arts & Technology

·         Okanagan College

·         Vancouver Community College

·         George Brown College

·         BCIT

·         University of Fraser Valley

If you feel interested  to know more about this feel free to send a question anytime!!