6 months waiting for work is laid off

[Saahi]

From 1st june 2014, one can work from the very 1st day. So you won't have to wait for 6 months to work off campus

 

[sumitmn]

Like no one knew

 

[Saahi]

Dude, there are some threads , where people are still talking about 6 months wait for off campus. Thats why I made a new thread. If you already know, that's good. Let others also know

 

[tusharnayyer]

Good that you thought bout it to share. But its a known fact from a long time. Posted multiple times here and is allready displayed clearly on CIC study page. Also consultants have been advertising this for pretty long. 8)

 

[Narayan987]

You will need a SIN card before you start working.

 

[sikanderv]

Like no one knew

He he...

 

[monish88]

You will need a SIN card before you start working.

Perfect! Got a following Mail from UBC:
Below are the important changes to SIN (social insurance number) process for international students. If you are domestic students, please disregard this email.

As of June 1, eligible international students no longer need an off-campus work permit to work off campus. (See http://students.ubc.ca/career/resources/working-canada for more details.) As a result, Service Canada changed the way they issue SINs to international students. This also affects international students who want to work on-campus.

· In the past: Service Canada issued SINs to students with either (1) a valid work permit, or (2) a valid study permit AND an on-campus job offer letter.
· Now: On-campus job offer letters are no longer accepted. Service Canada will issue a SIN to students with a study permit ONLY if it contains the phrases “may accept employment” or “may work.” These phrases should be theoretically written on most post-secondary study permits after June 1, but in practice we are seeing many written in the old format without these phrases.

If a student’s study permit does not say “may accept employment” or “may work,” the student must follow additional steps to get a “confirmation to work” letter from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. (Even though the letter is technically a confirmation to work OFF-campus, it is still required for on-campus work when the study permit does not explicitly state “may accept employment” or “may work.”) They must then present this letter with their study permit to Service Canada in person to get a SIN. Detailed instructions are here: http://students.ubc.ca/enrolment/finances/financial-advice/taxes-international/sin.

The processing time for the confirmation to work letter is currently approximately 2 weeks. According to CIC, students cannot request a “confirmation to work” letter until after they arrive in Canada and are issued a study permit.

UBC International Student Development will cover this information in their International Student Welcome orientation on August 27 (http://orientation.grad.ubc.ca/schedules/august-2014/international-student-welcome/).

Hopefully the process will eventually be smoother as CBSA (Canada Border Services Agency) officers get more familiar with the new regulations post June 1 and issue study permits with the necessary wording. We will notify you if there are any updates. Until then, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!

 

[Narayan987]

Thanks monish for the details