INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS EMPLOYMENT

International students are permitted by Canada Immigration to accept part-time employment on the University Campus. If you are appointed as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, or are offered another type of employment on campus, you require an employment authorization (work permit). (Graduate Research Assistantships are considered to be the same as Fellowships and therefore do not require employment authorizations.) You must apply for your authorization at your nearest Canadian Immigration Office or to the Canada Immigration Case Processing Centre after you arrive in Canada (this may take six to eight weeks to process). Please consult your Department or UBC International House: www.students.ubc.ca/international / 1783 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2 Canada / Tel. 604-822-5021.

You should not commence any type of employment without having a valid employment authorization. Failure to comply with this regulation could result in your student authorization being withdrawn.

You must also apply to the nearest Canada Employment Centre for a Canadian Social Insurance Number (SIN) as soon as possible upon your arrival in Canada. The paperwork appointing you to a student employee position on campus cannot be processed until you have provided your Department with a receipt for your SIN application. To find out how to apply for a SIN, please visit the Anthropology Grad Office for information.

Students receiving payments from scholarships also require a SIN number. Spouses of students may apply for authorization to work in Canada, provided they can show legal proof of marriage to the holder of a valid student authorization.