ISS will be closed Monday, Nov. 18th, 11am - 1pm while we celebrate Intl. Educ. Week Kick-Off. Come Join us at the SSMU Ballroom for pizza!
ISS is available virtually and in-person Mondays-Fridays during business hours.
ISS will be closed Monday, Nov. 18th, 11am - 1pm while we celebrate Intl. Educ. Week Kick-Off. Come Join us at the SSMU Ballroom for pizza!
ISS is available virtually and in-person Mondays-Fridays during business hours.
Important: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that over the coming months. We therefore recommend applying for your PGWP as soon as you receive official notification of program completion.
Please note:听If you submit your application on or after November 1, 2024, you will be required to demonstrate a minimum language proficiency in French or English, which for university graduates, is set at the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of level 7.
Remember: International students can no longer apply for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP) at the border. Students must now apply online.
Congratulations on completing your program at 平特五不中! Now that your studies are over, you may be thinking about applying for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). And because you can only obtain a PGWP once in your (immigration!) lifetime, we want you to know some important information to help guide you through the application process.
To be eligible for the PGWP, you must have completed a program that is at least 8 months in duration and have maintained continuous, full-time student status in every semester with the exception of your final semester.
NOTE: If you did not maintain a full-time status in every semester of your program, with the exception of your final semester, contact ISS for assistance in submitting your application.
Additionally, as of November 1st 2024, PGWP applicants will be required to prove either English or French language skills with a minimum level of 7 in English or 7 in French in all 4 language areas in order to be eligible for the PGWP. 听Please refer to the for more information on accepted language tests and results.听
The deadline to submit your application is 180 days from the date you receive official confirmation of program completion OR 180 days from the date your study permit expires 鈥 whichever date comes first.
You will receive an official confirmation of program completion:
OR
If you have been full-time in every semester of your program with the exception of your final semester and your study permit is valid, you can continue to work as per the until the day you receive official confirmation of program completion. Once you receive official confirmation of program completion, .
You may resume working only after you either:
NOTE: If you have not been full-time in every semester of your program due to course withdrawals, leave of absence(s) or gap term(s), you may be authorized to work in your final term ONLY if you are registered full-time; however, you cannot work from the end of your final term until you obtain your PGWP.
You can work while your application is processing if all of the following apply:
If you do not meet all the requirements above, you cannot work while your application is processing 鈥 even if you receive an Acknowledgment of Receipt letter from Immigration Canada that says you can. You can only begin to work once your PGWP application has been approved.
If you are in Canada and have maintained status as a student (i.e., your study permit extension application is still processing), you cannot submit an inside Canada PGWP application (IMM 5710). You will need to either:
Please contact us if you have any questions about applying for the PGWP while on maintained status.
If you are inside Canada as a visitor and wish to apply for your PGWP, you must . Please note however, even if otherwise , you will not be authorized to . Contact us for more information.
If the you plan on doing will bring you into close contact with 鈥渧ulnerable people鈥, you may need to undergo a medical exam by a - even if you are not prompted to do so when submitting your PGWP application. Consult the for more details.
You only need to take an English OR French test. One language is sufficient. IRCC accepts the following English OR French tests:
English tests
鈥You should take the CELPIP-General test.
鈥You should take the IELTS General Training option.
鈥You should take the PTE Core option
French tests
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You can find our more about the PGWP application process:
听Have a Question? See our听Work FAQs OR
Contact Us听for more information!