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IRCC website guide for MITT international students Applying for co-op work permit (applying in Canada)
Step 1: Create your Government of Canada online account
Visit this link to start: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/account.html
Click Continue GC Key button to start
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IRCC website guide for MITT international students Applying for co-op work permit (applying in Canada)
Step 2: Sign up with your information
Click Sign Up button to create your profile:
Proceed with the sign up process: agree to the terms and conditions, create your username, password, and set up
security questions and answers.
NOTE: Don’t forget your username, password and security answers. You will need them to check your application
status or to apply for another visa.
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IRCC website guide for MITT international students Applying for co-op work permit (applying in Canada)
Step 3: Start an application
You can now start your application. Click Apply to come to Canada under Start an application section
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IRCC website guide for MITT international students Applying for co-op work permit (applying in Canada)
Step 4: Personal Checklist
Have a personal reference code?
Enter your reference code and
click Continue.
Do NOT have a personal
reference code?
Click Visitor visa, study and/or
work permit
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IRCC website guide for MITT international students Applying for co-op work permit (applying in Canada)
Step 5: Find out if you’re eligible to apply
(You won’t see this if you have a personal reference code)
Fill out your information and click Next to check your eligibility:
Note: If you already have a study
permit valid until the end of your
program, and you are applying for a
co-op work permit only, the
following answers are
recommended in most cases.
What would you like to do in
Canada?: Work
Do you plan to work on
campus: No
Are you a full-time student at a
participating post-secondary
institution and want to work
off-campus up to 20 hours per
week?: Yes
Have you recently graduated
from a participating Canadian
post-secondary institution for
which your study program was
full-time and a minimum of
eight months?: No
Is your work an essential part
of your studies (for example, a
Co-Op or internship
program)?: Yes
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IRCC website guide for MITT international students Applying for co-op work permit (applying in Canada)
Step 6: Your results
Click Continue to proceed with Study Permit application.
NOTE: If you need to apply for a Temporary Resident Visa (visitor visa), come back to this page after you submit co-op
work permit application.
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IRCC website guide for MITT international students Applying for co-op work permit (applying in Canada)
Step 7: Create your personal checklist
Click Continue to proceed with your personal checklist:
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IRCC website guide for MITT international students Applying for co-op work permit (applying in Canada)
Step 8: Answer the series of questions and Review your answers
Answer all the questions and make sure all your information is correct. Click Continue.
Click Continue to proceed
Note: If your answer is ‘Yes’ for the
following question, you are required
to submit a medical report by an IRCC
panel physician.
Do you want to work in one of the
following jobs?
health sciences worker
clinical laboratory worker
patient attendant in nursing or
geriatric homes
medical student admitted to
Canada to attend university
medical elective and physician
on short term assignment
teacher of primary or secondary
schools or other teachers of
small children
domestics worker, someone who
gives in-home care to children,
the elderly and the disabled
day nursery worker
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IRCC website guide for MITT international students Applying for co-op work permit (applying in Canada)
Step 9: Submitting you application
Read instructions thoroughly and Click Continue
Click Continue to proceed
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IRCC website guide for MITT international students Applying for co-op work permit (applying in Canada)
Step 10: Your document checklist
Application Form
1) Click Application to Change
condition, Extend my Stay or Remain
in Canada as a Worker [IMM 5710] to
download the form.
2) Fill out all the information and
validate the form.
3) Upload the form by clicking Upload
File button.
Once all the required forms and
documents are provided, Next button
will appear.
Click Next to proceed.
Supporting Documents:
Upload each supporting document by
clicking Upload File button. Must upload
all documents in the Supporting
Documents section.
Co-op letter: Letter of Acceptance or
Work Practicum letter that confirms co-
op is an essential part of your program.
PDF, JPG, TIFF, PNG, DOC or DOCX
format with maximum of 4MB file size is
accepted.
Passport: scan the biodata page (page
with your picture, name and signature)
and all stamped pages
Digital photo: take your photo with a
camera or scan your passport-sized
photo
Note: if you wish to work in a job
such as health services, child care or
primary or secondary education, you
must upload your medical exam report
by IRCC Panel Physician.
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IRCC website guide for MITT international students Applying for co-op work permit (applying in Canada)
Step 11: Your Declaration and Electronic Signature
Agree to the declaration, type an
electronic signature, answer the
security question, then click Sign
button to proceed.
Make sure every document has been
uploaded and Details status are Uploaded
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IRCC website guide for MITT international students Applying for co-op work permit (applying in Canada)
Step 12: Signature
Click Transmit to proceed.
Step 13: Congratulations!
Once submitted, congratulations message will be displayed. You will receive Acknowledgement of Receipt letter in your
online account and your email. This is your proof of application submission. Make sure you keep this for your reference.
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Disclaimer: The content on this document is only a guide for MITT students, not an official legal advice, and information on this document
may change without notice. Students are entirely responsible for ensuring they are in compliance with all IRCC regulations at all times
during their studies and while they are in Canada, including requirements for permit and visa. We recommend students to refer to IRCC
website at www.canada.ca or contact IRCC Client Support Centre at 1-888-242-2100 to obtain the most up-to-date information.