The current requirement for study permit applicants is $10,000 to cover tuition and the cost of living, which has been in place since the early 2000s. New study
If you apply on or after September 1, 2025, you must show $22,895 per year for yourself outside Quebec, or $15,508 in Quebec. Additional funds are needed for
The minimum wage in Canada varies by province and territory and ranges from $15–$19 per hour. Work while studying. Most international students are eligible to
International students applying for a permit to study in Canada will now need to prove CAN$20,635 in available funds; The government's decision
# Canada: Increased Cost-of-Living Requirements and Other Policy Updates for International Students Announced. * Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees Canada (IRCC) has revised requirements and policies for international students. * Starting January 1, 2024, the cost-of-living requirement for study permit applicants will increase to CAN 20,635, up from the current CAN 10,000 for a single applicant. + Extension of the policy that allows eligible international students to work off-campus in Canada for more than 20 hours, until April 30, 2024; and. + Extension of the policy allowing international students to not have the time spent studying outside of Canada deducted from the duration of their Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP), until September 1, 2024. | **Increase in cost-of-living requirements for study permit applicants** | * The minimum amount of cost-of-living funds required from foreign nationals applying for study permits will increase to CAN 20,635 for new applications submitted on or after January 1, 2024.
As of April 1, 2026, post-secondary international students don't need a co-op work permit for student work placements such as co-op placements
Yup, and yet we're hating on the immigrant workers (and their nationality) and not the citizens that hire them at below-minimum wage rates.
# Working in Canada as an International Student. If your study permit has a condition that restricts you from working off-campus while you are in a non-eligible program, you can apply to change the conditions of your study permit once you have been accepted to a full-time program that meets the eligibility requirements to work off-campus. - If you are a newly admitted student in an undergraduate or diploma program and Summer is your first term of study, you are not eligible to work full time hours as you don't meet the eligibility criteria for full-time work during that term. If you are an undergraduate or diploma student you can work on-campus in your final term of study if you are a part-time student **only if you have maintained your full-time status in every other academic term of you program** and you're only studying part-time because you don't need a full-time course load to complete your program requirements.