Newsgroups: bionet.jobs,biz.jobs.offered,can.jobs,misc.jobs.misc
Subject: Student relocation & employment in Canada
From: periodic@oneb.almanac.bc.ca (Periodic Manager)
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 09:00:04 GMT
Reply-To: jtrumbul@coast.almanac.bc.ca
Followup-To: can.jobs
Expires: 13 Feb 1993 09:00:01 GMT
Organization: Coast Personnel Services Ltd., Nanaimo, B.C. CANADA
Keywords: Canada,relocation,student
Supersedes: <coast-b_723200401@oneb.almanac.bc.ca>

As a response to the many inquiries Coast Personnel Services Ltd.  has
received requesting information regarding student relocation and employment
in Canada, the following is provided with the permission of Canada
Employment and Immigration.  (It is taken from policy, not from the Act.
For more information, consult the Immigration Act and Regulations.)

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Revised 02-92

Employment and Immigration Canada - Selection and Control:

3) Exemption Codes

The validation exemption codes E06, E07 and E08 are used for certain
student employment situations.  The authorizations may only be used in
Canada to students enrolled in full-time studies or to their spouses.
Possible employment pursuant to these exemption codes will not be taken
into consideration when assessing a student applicant's financial position.
Persons eligible under these codes will be required to pay IMM 1102
processing fees, unless they come within the exempted catatgories in IS
Chapter 27.  A form letter has been developed to indicate to employers that
the applicant is eligible to seek employment (IS 15 appendix H).

   a) Code E06

        Persons who are full-time, post secondary students and wish to
	engage in employment on the campus of the post-secondary they are
	attending.  The employer can be the post-secondary institution,
	faculty, student organization, or private contractor providing
	services to the institution (e.g., catering company) operating on
	the campus.

   b) Code E07

        Spouses of foreign students may accept employment in the general
	labour market, provided they are able to provide evidence that:

     i) they meet the definition of spouse in Regulation 2; and

    ii) they are the spouse of a holder of a student authorization issued
	in accordance with the Regulation 17 and the student is attending a
	post- secondary institution on a full time basis, or the student is
	employed pursuant to E08.  Extensions beyond the validity of either
	the student authorization or the E08 employment authorization are
	not possible.

        Spousal employment in this context is intended for spouses who are
	not full-time students themselves.

   c) Code E08

        Students may accept education-related employment for up to a
	maximum of one year following the successful completion of their
	studies.  This policy is intended to enable students to acquire
	experience outside the classroom and to help broaden the student's
	knowledge and appreciation of Canada's industrial and technological
	capacity.

        To qualify for employment under this code students must meet the
	following criteria:

     i) they must provide evidence of successful completion of a program at
	a post-secondary institution, showing the course fully completed;

    ii) employment must commence within sixty (60) days of release of final
	marks by the institution where the student is registered,
	indicating that the requirements for a degree or diploma have been
	met.  The employment must be consistent with the student's area of
	study and of a type for which Canadian graduates in the same course
	of study would normally be recruited (e.g.  the employment accepted
	must require the level of training the foreign student has
	achieved).  Extensions beyond one (1) year require an EMP 5056,
	unless the employment falls within another validation exemption
	category;

   iii) the foreign students must apply for the IMM 1102 while their IMM
	1208 is still valid.  Therefore, CICs should ensure that students
	who intend to apply for postgraduation employment are issued IMM
	1208s which extend 60 days beyond completion of their course of
	studies; and

    iv) the employment may involve one or more employers, but may not
	exceed a total of one year.  Students are entitled to benefit from
	this option only once.

        Students should be strongly counselled regarding the non extendable
	1 year limitation of this validation code.  It is expected that
	students will advise any prospective employer of this time
	limitation.  A letter, similar to that which appears in Appendix J,
	should be sent to the employer so that he is fully aware of the
	implications of hiring foreign students under this exemption.  A
	note should also be placed in the Remarks box of the employment
	authorization which states "Employment authorized for a maximum
	period of one year.  No extensions shall be granted under this
	validation exemption code."

        CIDA sponsored students are also eligible to apply for employment
	for one year following completion of studies.  However, in addition
	to complying with the above criteria, CIDA students must also
	obtain an approval letter from that agency in order to be
	authorized to accept post graduation employment in Canada.  This
	requirement is based on the fact that the majority of these
	students are in Canada under employment projects which are governed
	by agreements between Canada and recipient countries (or
	international agencies) stipulating that they must return to their
	home country immediately after completion of their education or
	training programs.  

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For more information, contact your nearest Canada Immigration Centre or:

Public Enquiries Centre
Ottawa - Hull
K1A 0J9
Tel:(819)994-6313
FAX:(819)994-0116
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