This reflects a temporary policy window and is now historical — always verify current off-campus work hour rules on IRCC's website before relying on it. A member whose wife extended her study permit by starting a new course asked whether she was still restricted to 20 hours of off-campus work per week under the rules introduced in October 2022.
What the thread clarified, specific to that policy window:- If your original study permit was issued before 7 October 2022, you were not subject to the 20-hour cap — you could work more than 20 hours off-campus during that temporary policy period.
- If your extended study permit was applied for and issued after 7 October 2022, the 20-hour restriction applied to you, even though your original permit predated the exemption.
- The key date to check is when your specific permit (including any extension) was issued, not just when you first started studying.
The practical takeaway (historical): during this specific policy window, whether you were capped at 20 hours of off-campus work depended on your permit's issue date relative to 7 October 2022 — but since these hour-limit rules have changed multiple times since, always check the current IRCC policy rather than relying on this specific date threshold.