On January 2024, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a series of reforms targeting the International Student Program . IRCC has now provided more clarity and details to its previous announcements as below:
๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ(๐๐๐):
1. As of January 22, 2024, PAL will be required for most new post-secondary international students who are applying for a study permit.
2. PAL demonstrates that they are under the national cap allocation.
3. PAL is exempted for primary or secondary students, masterโs or doctoral students, visiting or exchange students, and in-Canada study and work permit holders, as well as their accompanying family members.
๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ (๐๐๐๐):
1. As of February 15, 2024, graduates from masterโs programs less than two years can now get a 3-year PGWP.
2. Other programs align PGWP length to study duration max 3 years
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐-๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ:
1. PGWPs restricted for these programs due to concerns about quality and oversight.
2. Existing students studying in these colleges would remain eligible for PGWP.
3. New students starting programs after Sep 1, 2024, wonโt get PGWP.
๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ:
1. Only spouses of graduate and professional degree students eligible for open work permits.
2. Spouses and common-law partners of international students, already within Canada, seeking to extend their existing work permit will continue to be eligible.
Please email info@alexanderimmigration.ca or call +1 647 773 3673 if you have any questions.
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ