question on internship for internationl student

[howhy]

Hi I am an international student here in canada , though i am on student visa , i am being offered an internship , and my course has finished so is it legal to do internship at student visa , and what if the internship is unpaid ?

 

[PMM]

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Hi I am an international student here in canada , though i am on student visa , i am being offered an internship , and my course has finished so is it legal to do internship at student visa , and what if the internship is unpaid ?

It is considered work paid or unpaid, from the Foreign Workers Manual

Examples of “work” include, but are not limited to:
• a foreign technician coming to repair a machine, or otherwise fulfil a contract, even when they
will not be paid directly by the Canadian company for whom they are doing the work;
• self-employment, which could constitute a competitive economic activity such as opening a
dry- cleaning shop or fast-food franchise. (A self-employed person may also be considered to
be working if they receive a commission or payment for services);
• unpaid employment undertaken for the purpose of obtaining work experience, such as an
internship or practicum normally done by a student.

So you need a work permit.

PMM