Temporary Policy Changes to the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced temporary policy changes to the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP) to better accommodate eligible international students who have completed distance learning in or outside Canada. Accordingly, 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.