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From April 30, 2024, international students in Canada must stick to a 20-hour per week cap on off-campus work. Turns out, 8 out of 10 students are already living on the edge, working more than the limit. Rebels!

But fear not, my scholarly friends. Until September 2024, the 20-hour rule is law. Then, brace yourselves for the big reveal: the limit gets a promotion to 24 hours per week. Whoop whoop!

And guess what? When it’s holiday time, students can go all out and work as much as they want. It’s like a part-time job extravaganza!

So there you have it, folks. Stay classy, keep those work hours in check, and remember, laughter is the best study buddy!

Here’s the scoop: Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller just dropped the bombshell that the special COVID-era deal letting international students work as much as they want off campus is getting axed on April 30, 2024. That means the old rule of maxing out at 20 hours a week is back in action.

But hold onto your hats because come September 2024, there’s a twist! The off-campus work limit gets a boost to 24 hours per week. Until then, students can hustle for up to 20 hours a week while hitting the books.

The government debated whether to keep the COVID work bonanza going at 40 hours or dial it down to 30. After some serious pondering, they settled on a weekly limit of 24 hours. Why? Well, it lets students do three eight-hour shifts a week, keeps the workaholics from flooding in, and doesn’t turn studying into a snooze fest.

Minister Miller pointed out that this move puts Canada in line with other cool countries. Plus, research shows that hitting the 30-hour work mark starts messing with your study game.

This new rule is gonna shake things up for most international students in Canada. Apparently, a whopping 80% of them are clocking more than 20 hours a week, according to CBC News.

And hey, here’s some “Quick Facts” from the Canadian government: studies say working over 28 hours a week makes your grades take a nosedive, and if you go over 24 hours, you might even ditch your program altogether. Looks like other countries play by similar rules too.

So, if you’re planning to jet off to Canada for studies, better start saving those pennies! You’ll need around CDN$20,635 (that’s about US$14,930), plus enough to cover your tuition and living it up expenses for the first year. Oh, and if you’re bringing the fam, you better beef up that bank account even more!