PGWP: STUDENTS GRADUATING OUTSIDE OF CANADA

Submitted by Jaya Kiran on Sat, 07/31/2021 - 19:36

Covid_Svc_Dlvry : Temp. Policy Changes to PGWP Eligibility for: 

---Students enrolled in PGWPP-eligible programs in progress in March 2020

---Students who began or will begin PGWP-eligible programs between spring 2020 and fall 2021

 

To be eligible for the temporary policy changes to the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP), these students must either

  • have a study permit
  • have been approved for a study permit
  • submit a study permit application prior to beginning their program and eventually be approved

Application deadline

GRADUATES IN CANADA

Students graduating in Canada or who apply at the port of entry are still required to apply for the PGWP within 180 days of holding a valid study permit, and within 180 days of receiving written notification of program completion from their DLI.

GRADUATES OUTSIDE OF CANADA

Students who graduate from outside of Canada and meet the eligibility requirements of the temporary PGWP policy changes described above do not need to hold or have held a valid study permit within 180 days of applying for the PGWP. In order to be eligible to apply, these graduates must either have a study permit or have received a study permit approval, and they must still apply within 180 days of receiving written notification of program completion from their DLI.

Temporary Policy Changes: [Distance Learning]

 

All students who were enrolled in a PGWP-eligible program in progress in March 2020 or who started a program of study from spring 2020 up to and including the fall 2021 semester are not required to complete 50% of their program (or programs) of study in Canada. Up to 100% of their program can be completed online from outside Canada.

Time spent studying outside of Canada can be counted towards the overall length of the post-graduation work permit until December 31, 2021. Any time spent studying outside of Canada after December 31, 2021 should be deducted from the length of the post-graduation work permit.

Note: Minimum length of time a PGWP issuance is for 8 months.

In cases where a study permit application is submitted before a program starts but is refused, if a subsequent study permit application is received before the end of the program and is eventually approved, the studies undertaken after the first study permit application was received by the department count towards the length of the PGWP.