For international students and their families. The rules changed in 2024, and choosing the wrong program can cost you the work permit entirely.
The rules governing study permits and post-graduation work permits have changed more in the last two years than in the decade before. Students who chose a program under the old rules have found themselves ineligible for a work permit under the new ones. This guide sets out where things stand and, more importantly, what to check before you commit to a program.
Since 2024, most study permit applications require a provincial attestation letter (PAL) issued by the province, alongside the letter of acceptance from a designated learning institution. Intake caps have been applied nationally and distributed among provinces.
Refusals at the study permit stage most often turn on purpose of study, ties to your home country, and financial capacity. A weak or generic study plan is the most common avoidable cause.
The PGWP is what makes the whole plan work, because Canadian skilled experience is what later feeds the Canadian Experience Class. Four requirements decide eligibility.
The program must generally have been at least eight months long at an eligible designated learning institution, and you must have studied full-time in each academic session. If more than half the program was delivered online, the permit can be shortened or refused.
Since 1 November 2024, a field-of-study requirement applies to most graduates whose program is not a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree. For those graduates, the program's CIP code must appear on IRCC's list of eligible fields, which is tied to long-term labour shortages.
A language result is now required. In broad terms, university degree graduates, including college bachelor's degree graduates, need CLB or NCLC 7 in all four abilities, while most other college and non-university graduates need CLB or NCLC 5. Results generally must be less than two years old at the time you apply. Accepted tests currently include IELTS General Training, CELPIP General and PTE Core for English.
You must apply within 180 days of receiving the document confirming you completed your program requirements, and you must have held valid study permit status at some point during that 180 day window.
The permit length generally matches the length of your program, to a maximum of three years. Master's graduates may receive up to three years even where the program was shorter.
If a study permit or PGWP has already been refused, see our guide on judicial review versus reapplying.
Only if your program is not a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree. Degree graduates are exempt from the list.
Broadly, CLB or NCLC 7 for university degree graduates and CLB or NCLC 5 for most other college graduates, with results generally less than two years old.
180 days from the confirmation that you completed your program, and you must have held valid study permit status at some point in that window.
Generally the length of your program, up to three years. Master's graduates may receive up to three years even for a shorter program.
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Book a Consultation写给国际学生及其家长。规则在2024年发生重大变化，选错项目，可能直接失去工签资格。
学签与毕业工签的规则，在过去两年里的变化，超过了此前十年。不少学生按旧规则选了专业，却在新规则下失去了工签资格。这篇讲清目前的状况，更重要的是，讲清在您决定读某个项目之前应该核查什么。
自2024年起，多数学签申请除了指定学习机构(DLI)的录取信之外，还需要省政府签发的省级认证信(PAL)。全国实行了名额上限，并在各省之间分配。
学签阶段的拒签，最常见的原因是学习目的、与母国的约束力，以及资金能力。一份薄弱或套模板的学习计划，是最容易避免却最常见的败因。
毕业工签是整个规划成立的关键，因为日后申请加拿大经验类所需的加拿大技术工作经验，正来源于它。以下四项决定资格。
课程通常须在合资格的指定学习机构就读、时长至少八个月，且每个学期均为全日制。如果超过一半的课程以在线方式授课，工签可能被缩短或拒绝。
自2024年11月1日起，对于所读项目并非学士、硕士或博士学位的多数毕业生，适用专业限制：其项目的 CIP 代码必须出现在移民局公布的合资格专业清单上，该清单与长期劳动力短缺挂钩。
如今需要提交语言成绩。概括而言，大学学位毕业生（含学院颁发的学士学位）四项均需达到 CLB / NCLC 7；其他多数学院及非大学项目毕业生需达到 CLB / NCLC 5。成绩在递交时一般须为两年以内。英语目前接受的考试包括 IELTS General Training、CELPIP General 与 PTE Core。
您必须在收到"确认已完成课程要求"的文件后 180 天内提出申请，并且在这 180 天内的某一时点持有有效的学签身份。
工签时长通常与课程长度相当，最长三年。硕士毕业生即使课程短于两年，也可能获得最长三年。
如果学签或毕业工签已被拒，请参阅我们的司法复议与重新申请指南。
只有当您的项目不是学士、硕士或博士学位时才适用。学位毕业生豁免该清单。
概括而言，大学学位毕业生 CLB/NCLC 7，其他多数学院毕业生 CLB/NCLC 5，成绩一般须两年以内。
自收到完成课程确认起 180 天内，且在此期间某一时点须持有效学签身份。
通常与课程长度相当，最长三年。硕士毕业生即使课程较短也可能获得三年。