Application to Apply for a Work Permit - Student Guide

For help with Completing an application form visit the CIC Help Centre.

This application includes the following items:

If you are in Canada and need to extend your Work Permit and renew your Temporary Resident Visa (TRV), you may submit a separate application for the new TRV to the Case Processing Pilot Office in Ottawa (CPP-O) only after the extension of your Work Permit has been approved.

Document Checklist [IMM 5583] (PDF, 35 KB)
Application to Change Conditions, Extend my Stay or Remain in Canada as a Worker [IMM 5710] (PDF, 413 KB)
Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union [IMM 5409] (PDF, 97 KB)
Use of a Representative [IMM 5476] (PDF, 55 KB)
Fees Receipt
You have two options to obtain a fees receipt:
1. Payment of fees on the Internet
  If you have PDF Reader software, a printer, and a Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card, you can pay your fees online.
2. Payment of fees at a financial institution in Canada
  If you cannot or do not wish to pay online, you must obtain an original receipt form IMM 5401 in order to pay at a financial institution. This form is not available on the website because an original receipt with a unique serial number must be used. You may order an original receipt by mail.
Instruction Guide [IMM 5580]

This application is for students who are already in Canada and who wish to apply for a work permit in one or more of the following programs:

Off-campus work permit program;
Co-op work program;
Post-graduation work employment program

It is important to apply for the renewal before the expiry of your current status.

New: You now have two options available when submitting an Off-campus work permit application OR a Post-graduation work permit application:

Submit your application electronically

Download, complete and mail your application, including all required documents to the address provided in the instruction guide.

(Mail your application, including all required documents, to the address indicated in the instruction guide)

Note: This application may only be downloaded from our website.

Help:

The Application to Change Conditions, Extend my Stay or Remain in Canada as a Worker [IMM 5710] form is only supported by Adobe Reader 8.1 or higher, and can be completed and saved on a computer.

Completing the form electronically is easier and reduces the risk of errors that can slow down the application process.

To ensure you submit all the pages of the form [IMM 5710] with your application package: