Students without a co-op component sometimes wonder if they can still take a full-time internship during a scheduled break.
What group members advised:- During a genuine academic break (like a scheduled gap between semesters), students on a study permit are generally allowed to work full time — this isn't limited to co-op students.
- An internship counts as work for this purpose, so the same full-time-during-break allowance applies to a full-time internship.
- Check with your college first. Whether you're actually permitted to take on an internship — as opposed to a generic job — can depend on your specific college's policies, so confirm before committing.
Bottom line: study-permit rules allow full-time work during a scheduled break regardless of co-op status, but your college may have its own conditions on what counts as acceptable work during that break.