Canada Post-Graduation Work Permit Applicants Can Now Avail A New Benefit

22 Feb 2020

Global student graduates will no longer require waiting in Canada while their Post-Graduation Work Permit (P.G.W.P) application is processing. As of 21 Feb 2020 graduates who are qualified to work full time without a work permit can maintain their capability to work lawfully in Canada even if they exit and re-enter the country.

Global students must apply for their P.G.W.P prior to their study permit expires in order to be permitted to work full time. It may take more than 90 days for a P.G.W.P decision to go through.

To work in Canada without a Canadian work permit, P.G.W.P applicants need to satisfy the below criteria:

• They held a valid Canadian study permit while submitting the P.G.W.P application.
• They have finished their study program and received a diploma or degree.
• They were full-time students registered at an authorized learning institute in a vocational, post-secondary or professional training program of a minimum of 6 months in duration.
• They didn't work higher than 20 hours per week throughout their study program.

If the Canadian government rejects the application for a work permit, then the graduate needs to stop working as soon as he or she is notified by the ministry of immigration.

P.G.W.P and Canada PR

After finishing a study program, specific international students may be qualified to live and work in Canada with a P.G.W.P. If their application for a work permit is accepted, global student graduates can work in Canada for tenure of 8 months to 3 years.

If the final goal is to settle permanently in Canada, work experience obtained by a P.G.W.P can considerably facilitate a graduate’s path to Canada PR by the Federal Express Entry system.

Federal Express Entry is an application administration system for Canadian three central economic immigration classes: Canadian Experience Class; Federal Skilled Worker Class; and Federal Skilled Trades Class.

Those with high C.R.S scores are more feasible to be chosen for an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian PR through routine Express Entry draws. Canadian work experience is extremely precious towards a candidate’s entire CRS score.

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