Could someone please advise on the following. If a person is in Canada on an SX-1 visa, studying in English as a Second language course without a study permit. Could they continue to work online for their employer outside Canada with a workload of 40 hours per week?
Ignore that aspect of what iglu said because it's just wrong. If a form asks you about your employment history, you will be required to disclose it.
Provided that you are not working for a Canadian company or a company that provides services in Canada, you can continue to work remotely for a foreign company while on a study permit in Canada, as remote work is not considered work in Canada. This doesn't always apply for companies that provide services in Canada, so you do need to be certain your company does no business with Canada.
Is there any limitation in the number of hours if a person works remotely/online for a foreign employer? An employer doesn't have either office or branches in Canada. The person doesn't even have a study permit, came as an ESL student.
no it is not illegal. online work is not considered as work history basically that period of yours is getting filled with the english course you are doing. what visa do u hold?
No limit about how many hours as long as the employer has no connection to Canada.