← Canada · 2023

witharrow.ai/volatility-index/canada/fcp-f79132e822370dc8e82f

Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) 18-Month Extension

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada
Operative dateApril 6, 2023
CategoryGraduate, skilled work
Policy toolEligibility
Affected groupExisting holders

Policy effect

Implementation of a facilitative public policy allowing international graduates with a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) that expired or was expiring between September 20, 2021, and December 31, 2023, to qualify for an additional open work permit of up to 18 months, including restoration options for those past the 90-day window.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Implementation of a facilitative public policy allowing international graduates with a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) that expired or was expiring between September 20, 2021, and December 31, 2023, to qualify for an additional open work permit of up to 18 months, including restoration options for those past the 90-day window.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate.html) 5. [Policies, Ministerial Instructions, and agreements](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements.html) 6. [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada - Public policies](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html) # Temporary public policy to further facilitate the issuance of an open work permit to certain former or current post-graduation … September 20, 2021 and December 31, 2023, will benefit from the ability to maintain or restore their legal status in Canada, support themselves, and fill acute labour market needs in Canada. Individuals who meet the public policy eligibility criteria will also be exempt from the requirement to be authorized to work in Canada until May 31, 2024, to allow them to work while they apply for a new open work permit facilitated under the public policy and for the Department to process that work permit application. Because this “interim work authorization” does not confer temporary resident status, some individuals may also need to apply for an extension or restoration of their status, where applicable. Eligible individuals who left Canada will also be able to apply for a new open work permit in order to return to Canada. This public policy will permit eligible PGWP holders and former PGWP holders: - in Canada to work without authorization in the short term (however this authorization does not in itself provide status in Canada or authorization to return to Canada); - to apply from inside Canada for a new open work permit and facilitate restoration of their status, if applicable; and - who left … Canada to apply for a new open work permit from outside Canada. Open work permits will afford eligible individuals with mobility that may be needed to address the ongoing volatility of the labour market caused by COVID-19. Therefore, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2(1) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting of exemptions from the requirements of the Act and the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the following conditions (eligibility requirements). ## Conditions (eligibility requirements) ### Part 1 – All applicants Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption, valid until May 31, 2024, from the requirements of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* identified below if: The foreign national: 1. held or holds a Post-Graduation Work Permit with an expiry date between September 20, 2021 and December 31, 2023. ### Part 2 – Applicants in Canada with status or eligible for restoration Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers … requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy. ## Effective date and expiration This public policy comes into effect on April 6, 2023, and will expire on December 31, 2023. The public policy may be revoked at any time. Applications received on or after the coming into effect date and on or before its expiry date, or the date of revocation if applicable, will be processed under this public policy. Sean Fraser, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 6 day of April 2023 ## Page details 2023-06-30 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship …
IRCC Temporary Public PolicyIRCC Temporary Public Policy. Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) 18-Month Extension. Effective 2023-04-06.; Temporary public policy to further facilitate the issuance of an open work permit to certain former or current post-graduation work permit holdersOpen official source
Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/open-work-permit-former-current-post-graduation-work-permit-holders-april-6-2023.html

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice. Record fcp-f79132e822370dc8e82f. Something wrong? Flag this record.

Other Canada changes operative in 2023