Hours Cap: Student Work Hours
Nextlayer Technologies Productivity In-app purchases
Track the 24-hour weekly off-campus limit across every job. Offline, EN/FR.
- Downloads
- 2+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 30
- 2026 · v1.1.0
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About Hours Cap: Student Work Hours
Hours Cap keeps international students in Canada on the right side of the 24-hour weekly limit for off-campus work, across every job at once.
Hours Cap is not a government app. It is made by Next Layer Technologies and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or acting for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or the Government of Canada. The work-hour rules it uses come from the official sources listed at the end of this description; your study permit conditions and IRCC have the final word.
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
• Every off-campus hour this week, Monday to Sunday, against the 24-hour cap
• The bar turns amber at 20 hours and red at 24
• A notification the moment the week goes past 24, even mid-shift while the timer runs
LOGGING THAT TAKES A SECOND
• Start and stop a shift with one tap, or add it afterwards: date, start, end and unpaid break
• Overnight shifts are split at midnight so they land in the right week
• On-campus jobs are tracked but not counted toward the off-campus cap
TERMS AND BREAKS
• Mark your terms and your school's scheduled breaks
• In a break week the cap is shown as lifted, with no warnings
PAY STUBS AND THE HOURS REPORT
• Keep one photo of each pay stub, per employer and pay period
• Create an Hours report PDF: every week, hours per employer and the total, with your pay stubs, ready to share
FREE FOR 14 DAYS, THEN ONE PRICE
• Every feature is free for 14 days. After that, one in-app purchase unlocks it for good: no subscription
• Your records stay viewable, editable and deletable, and reminders keep working even if you never buy
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Works offline. No account, no ads. Your shifts stay on your phone
• The app sends basic usage statistics (which features are used, never what you enter) through Google Analytics for Firebase so we can improve it
• English and French
Hours Cap is a personal record, not immigration advice. Your study permit conditions and IRCC have the final word.
OFFICIAL SOURCES
• IRCC, work off campus as an international student: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/work/work-off-campus.html
• IRCC, can I work as many hours as I want if I'm eligible to work off campus?: https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=503&top=15
• IRCC, find out if you can work off campus: https://ircc.canada.ca/english/study/study-assess.asp
Hours Cap is not a government app. It is made by Next Layer Technologies and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or acting for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or the Government of Canada. The work-hour rules it uses come from the official sources listed at the end of this description; your study permit conditions and IRCC have the final word.
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
• Every off-campus hour this week, Monday to Sunday, against the 24-hour cap
• The bar turns amber at 20 hours and red at 24
• A notification the moment the week goes past 24, even mid-shift while the timer runs
LOGGING THAT TAKES A SECOND
• Start and stop a shift with one tap, or add it afterwards: date, start, end and unpaid break
• Overnight shifts are split at midnight so they land in the right week
• On-campus jobs are tracked but not counted toward the off-campus cap
TERMS AND BREAKS
• Mark your terms and your school's scheduled breaks
• In a break week the cap is shown as lifted, with no warnings
PAY STUBS AND THE HOURS REPORT
• Keep one photo of each pay stub, per employer and pay period
• Create an Hours report PDF: every week, hours per employer and the total, with your pay stubs, ready to share
FREE FOR 14 DAYS, THEN ONE PRICE
• Every feature is free for 14 days. After that, one in-app purchase unlocks it for good: no subscription
• Your records stay viewable, editable and deletable, and reminders keep working even if you never buy
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Works offline. No account, no ads. Your shifts stay on your phone
• The app sends basic usage statistics (which features are used, never what you enter) through Google Analytics for Firebase so we can improve it
• English and French
Hours Cap is a personal record, not immigration advice. Your study permit conditions and IRCC have the final word.
OFFICIAL SOURCES
• IRCC, work off campus as an international student: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/work/work-off-campus.html
• IRCC, can I work as many hours as I want if I'm eligible to work off campus?: https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=503&top=15
• IRCC, find out if you can work off campus: https://ircc.canada.ca/english/study/study-assess.asp
What’s new
Version 1.1.0 · Updated October 30, 2026
• Your shifts still stay on your phone. Hours Cap now sends basic usage statistics (which features are used, never what you enter) so we can see what to improve. Details: nextlayertechnology.net/hours-cap/privacy • Fixes and improvements.