Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Canada will temporarily allow international students to work more than 20 hours a week to help address ongoing labour shortages.
Speaking at a coffee shop in Ottawa this morning, Fraser says the changes will start on Nov. 15 and be in effect until the end of 2023.
The labour market remains exceptionally tight, with nearly one million job vacancies reported in the second quarter of 2022. Fraser also announced a pilot program to help automate the application process for students to extend their study permits.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.That will allow for some applications to be automatically approved, but the new process will not automatically reject claims.
Fraser says the pilot is aimed at reducing immigration backlogs and freeing up officers to work on more complex applications.
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