Post-Graduation Work Permit

The post-graduation work permit permits the students or users who have completed and gained their higher education degree from some university of Canada at post-secondary institution level to have some meaningful experience in work in Canada. Indian students looking forward to work in Canada while completing their education and become a permanent resident of Canada, they should apply for their work permit before the arrival. Being a student you must ensure that you have letter of acceptance from a particular certified university or institution in Canada. Whether you’re in India or Canada, you must apply online for the work permit before the deadline. Students who have fulfilled their study program in Canada are allowed to start working legally under the section of IRPR or Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations while waiting for knowing the decision made by PGWP application. To enter into this work program students must ensure to complete these requirements:

• They must have the authority to work off-campus with work permit

• They must ensure to complete the allowable shift within the time deadlines allowed by their institution on weekly basis

• They should have authentic study permit for PGWP application

• They should be a full-time student as per the DLI

Canada is the top most favorable place in the context of study abroad program for students where they can pursue their masters. Moreover, as part of the Canada’s actions to recall expert authorities in their country, they provide a crucial advantage to abroad students – the Post-graduation work permit. As an Indian students looking forward to complete their masters from Canadian university, you would surely be faced with various queries on seeking work post-graduation and the best route to safeguarding an enduring position in Canada. PGWP is an open-work permit which allows any international student or Indian students to work in Canada under any well-recognized employer. This permit is not any job-specific and also due to the less restrictions over the employer you will not need any LMIA or Labor Market Impact Assessment and an offer letter from the employer. The time period of PGWP varies from 8 months to 3 years and determinant factor of the duration depends on the length of specific program. In order to learn more about the requirements of PGWP, students must go through these vital guidelines:

• If the time interval of the selected program by the student is more than 8 months but less than 2 years, then in that case the PGWP will be allowed for the specific time interval. For example; for 14 months course, PGWP will be allowed for 14 months only.

• In case, the time interval of the selected program is below the time interval of 8 months then an individual is not allowed for PGWP.

• In case the time interval of the selected course is more than the time period of 2 years, then the PGWP will be permitted for 3 years duration.

The eligibility criteria:

• Minimum length of the course must be either 8 months or more than 8 months.

• The student or any individual must be minimum 18 years old.

• The student must have a valid study permit before applying for PGWP

• The application for the study permit must be submitted with the authorities with the 90 days of project completion.

• The program selected by the student must be some vocational, academic or professional program from some authentic DLI or Designated Learning Institution.

• It is vital to maintain full-time interval being a student during their academic session.

• Student must submit an official permission letter from DLI and a transcript of the course completed by a student which ensures that all the crucial requirements have been fulfilled by a student.

It is crucial for a student to be graduated from any certified and authentic institution, various categories of institutions are specified below:

• University

• College

• Public Post-secondary Institution

• Technical School

• CEGEP (in Quebec)