Work permits for your spouse or common-law partner are valid for the same period of time as your study permit.

Note: Accompanying spouses or common-law partners of foreign students are eligible for an open work permit, which means they do not need a job offer or a labour market opinion from Service Canada.

• meet all the requirements for temporary residents to Canada,
• satisfy an immigration officer they will only stay in Canada temporarily,
• can prove they have no criminal record, if necessary

Your spouse or common-law partner may apply for a work permit if:

1. you are a full-time student at:
   • a public post-secondary institution, such as a college or university or college d’enseignement general et professionnel (CEGEP) in Quebec
   • a private post-secondary institution that operates under the same rules and regulations as a public institution, and receives at least 50 percent of its financing for its overall operations from government grants (currently, only private college-level educational institutions in Quebec qualify) or
   • a Canadian private institution authorized by provincial statute to confer degrees
2. You have a valid study permit.
3. Proof of support and coverage for medical emergencies.

• Enter Canada along with your spouse/child or join him/her later
• Student dependent visa doesn’t allow the dependents to work in Canada; neither full time nor part time. For working the dependents needs to obtain a work visa.
• Dependent can stay in Canada until the principal applicant i.e. Study permit visa holder is in pursing his/her course of study. No extension is required till the duration of course of principal applicant.