Study Permit Expiring Before Graduation? How to Extend It in Canada
A Canadian study permit may expire while a student still has classes, a thesis, a practicum or another required part of their program to complete. The expiry date on the permit deserves attention well before the final semester. A student who applies for…
Changing Schools in Canada on a Study Permit: The New DLI Rules
An international student may discover that another Canadian school offers a better program, a different location or a more suitable start date. An offer from the new school is important, but it does not by itself authorize the student to begin studying…
Taking a Leave From Studies in Canada: Work Rules and PGWP Eligibility
An international student may need time away from school because of illness, pregnancy, a family emergency or another serious event. The student may assume that a valid study permit allows them to stay in Canada and keep working until classes resume. That…
Travel Outside Canada While Your PGWP Is Pending: Re-entry and Work Rights
You have graduated, submitted your post-graduation work permit (PGWP) application and started working. Then a family event or an important trip takes you outside Canada. Can you come back and return to work while Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship…
PGWP Medical Restrictions: How to Remove Conditions for Health Care and Child Care Jobs
You received an open post-graduation work permit (PGWP), then noticed a condition saying you are not authorized to work in child care, primary or secondary education, or health service field occupations. A health care employer has offered you a job. Does…
PGWP Expiring Soon: Can You Keep Working in Canada?
Your post-graduation work permit (PGWP) expires in a few months. You have a job, perhaps an Express Entry profile, and an employer who wants you to stay. What can you do before the date printed on the permit—and can you continue working afterward? The…
PGWP Issued for Less Time Than Expected? Check the Reason Before Applying to Extend
You expected a three-year post-graduation work permit (PGWP). The permit arrived with an expiry date less than a year away. Is it an error? Can you renew your passport and ask IRCC for the missing time? The answer depends on why the PGWP is short. IRCC…
