Immigration
Studying in Canada
How does my course enrollment at SFU affect my status as a study permit holder in Canada?
As an international student holding a study permit, you are required to actively pursue your studies while you are in Canada. From an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)鈥檚 perspective, at a minimum, students must have part-time status with their institution to be considered to be actively pursuing their studies. Students should be able to demonstrate that they are in the time allotted by the program.
- To be considered actively pursuing studies as required by IRCC, you may be enrolled in a full-time or occasionally a part-time unit/credit load.
- To be considered enrolled at SFU, you must be enrolled in a minimum of 1 unit for credit in a given term (excluding audit courses).
Although your study permit allows you to study part time (i.e. you are still considered to be "actively pursuing studies" if enrolled part time), part-time enrollment will impact your ability to work on or off campus. It may also affect your eligibility for a . Please see our Enrollment Requirements: Studying Part-Time page for more information.