Post-Graduate Work Permit

Study and graduation

It is entirely up to the student to get through this stage. We recommend that you study hard, complete projects and assignments on time, and never miss classes.

PGWP and moving toward Permanent Residence

The duration of your PGWP will depend on how many years your program of study lasted: if your program was shorter than 2 years, your PGWP will be the same as the duration of your program of study, but if your program of study was longer than 2 years, you may apply for a 3-year PGWP.

Finding an employer and getting a job in order to gain the necessary work experience.
Usually, you need 1-2 years of qualified work experience (NOC 0, A, B) to be eligible for most of the immigration programs.

You can then prepare the required application package for the Canadian Experience Class program through Express Entry or the provincial and pilot programs available to former students. Almost every province is interested in attracting students and retaining them.

Once you have become a Permanent Resident (and have lived in Canada for 2-3 years), you can apply for citizenship.

An undoubted advantage of immigration through education is that Canada is interested in specialists with a local degree, with good English and already familiar with the culture and life of the country.

Both the educational system and visa stages are very well thought out and aimed at allowing foreign students to study and then successfully find a job and settle down in Canada permanently.

It is important to understand that an immigrant in Canada is not a second-class citizen but one of the many educated and successful professionals who make Canada a second home and allow them to realize the potential that is often unclaimed in their country of origin.