Canada Offers eligible Post-Graduation Work Permit holders will be able to get an additional open work permit that can be valid for up to 18 months
Immigration Minister Sean
Fraser announced
a new temporary policy to allow international graduates to stay in Canada
longer.
Starting this summer,
international student graduates who have a Post-Graduation Work
Permit (PGWP)
that is expiring between January and December 2022 and who are in Canada will
qualify for an additional open work permit for up to 18
months. Under normal circumstances, the PGWP is not extendable or renewable.
More details on the
process will be made available in the coming weeks.
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This announcement comes
as part of an effort to allow PGWP holders to stay in Canada longer, gain work
experience, and have a better chance at permanent residency. Given that Express
Entry draws for Canadian
Experience Class (CEC)
candidates have been paused since September, a number of PGWP holders whose
permits are expiring are
being forced to either apply for a new work permit, quit their jobs, or
leave the country.
According to Immigration, Refugees and
Citizenship Canada (IRCC),
about 95,000 PGWPs will expire in 2022, and an estimated 50,000 people may
benefit from this measure.
The announcement comes at
the same time as Fraser revealed a slew of measures in support of
economic-class immigrants. Namely, Express Entry draws for skilled workers,
such as CEC and Federal
Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) candidates, will also resume in July.
IRCC has ramped up
processing in recent months. In the first quarter of 2022, Canada has processed
more than 100,000 work permit applications, doubling the number processed over
the same period last year.
Last year, more than
157,000 former students became permanent residents, with more than 88,000 of
them transitioning directly from a PGWP to permanent residency.
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