If you are enrolled in a program with a practicum/clinical/work placement requirement, you need a work permit before you can start your placement.
You should start your application for a work permit as soon as you confirm your seat in the program and receive your acceptance letter. With your acceptance, you will find a letter from your program coordinator describing the work placement, which you may use to support your work permit application. You should apply for your work permit at the same time as applying for your initial study permit.
If your work placement is in a designated occupation such as in health services or working with children, you must also complete and pass a medical exam before you submit your application for a work permit.
It is critical that you apply for your work permit as soon as possible to avoid delays in your program of study.
Check the chart below to see if your program at Portage College requires a work permit and medical.
| Program | Work Permit Required | Medical Required | Letter Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Aboriginal Art Certificate | Work Permit Required No | Medical Required No | Letter Required No |
| Program Artisan Entrepreneurship Diploma | Work Permit Required No | Medical Required No | Letter Required No |
| Program Business Administration Certificate | Work Permit Required No | Medical Required No | Letter Required No |
| Program Business Administration Diploma - Accounting | Work Permit Required No | Medical Required No | Letter Required No |
| Program Business Administration Diploma - Management | Work Permit Required No | Medical Required No | Letter Required No |
| Program Community Social Work Diploma | Work Permit Required Yes | Medical Required Yes | Letter Required Yes |
| Program Culinary Arts Diploma | Work Permit Required No | Medical Required No | Letter Required No |
| Program Fine Arts Certificate | Work Permit Required No | Medical Required No | Letter Required No |
| Program Hairstyling Certificate | Work Permit Required No | Medical Required No | Letter Required No |
| Program Natural Resources Technology Diploma | Work Permit Required Yes | Medical Required No | Letter Required Yes |
| Program Open Studies Diploma | Work Permit Required No | Medical Required No | Letter Required No |
| Program Practical Nurse Diploma | Work Permit Required Yes | Medical Required Yes | Letter Required Yes |
| Program Professional Cooking Certificate | Work Permit Required Yes | Medical Required No | Letter Required Yes |
| Program University Studies Diploma | Work Permit Required No | Medical Required No | Letter Required No |
| Program University Transfer Diploma | Work Permit Required No | Medical Required No | Letter Required No |
We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.