You may be eligible if you are the spouse or common law partner of temporary foreign worker who:

• Has employment in Canada in a job to Skill Level 0, A or B of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) for at least six months.
• Your spouse or law partner resides or intends to reside in Canada.

To be eligible for an Open Work Permit, your international student spouse or partner must hold a valid study permit and be a full-time student at one of these types of schools:

• a public post-secondary school, such as a college or university, or CEGEP in Quebec, a private college-level school in Quebec, a Canadian private school that can legally award Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate degrees.

Remember that as a spouse or common-law partner of an international student you cannot be a full-time student yourself.