How does my course enrollment at SFU affect my status as a study permit holder in Canada?

As an international student holding a study permit, you are required to actively pursue your studies while you are in Canada. From an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s perspective, at a minimum, students must have part-time status with their institution to be considered to be actively pursuing their studies. Students should be able to demonstrate that they are making reasonable progress toward the completion of their courses in the time allotted by the program.

• To be considered actively pursuing studies as required by IRCC, you may be enrolled in a full-time or occasionally a part-time unit/credit load. 
• To be considered enrolled at SFU, you must be enrolled in a minimum of 1 unit for credit in a given term (excluding audit courses).

Although your study permit allows you to study part time (i.e. you are still considered to be "actively pursuing studies" if enrolled part time), part-time enrollment will impact your ability to work on or off campus. It may also affect your eligibility for a Post-Graduation Work Permit. Please see our Enrollment Requirements: Studying Part-Time page for more information.