Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP)
A PGWP may allow graduates of eligible Canadian programs to gain work experience. A designated learning institution does not automatically make every program or graduate eligible.
Check your eligibility
Review your school, program, study history, immigration status and application timing. Applications generally must be made within 180 days of confirmation of completion.
For applications subject to the language rules, university graduates generally need CLB/NCLC 7 in all four abilities. Other college, polytechnic and non-university graduates generally need CLB/NCLC 5. Eligible flight-school graduates have separate rules.
Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral graduates have no field-of-study requirement. For other applicable programs, it depends on the study-permit application date and IRCC’s eligible field list.
Plan around your status
Check your study-permit expiry and completion date. Permission to work while awaiting a decision must be assessed separately. A PGWP does not guarantee permanent residence.
Check current IRCC eligibility requirements.
Support in English and Malayalam
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