Canada to Allow Some International Graduates to Extend Their Work Permits for up to 18 Months | Study Destination | Education Matters

Foreign nationals with expired or expiring post-graduation work permits will now qualify to work in Canada longer.

The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), on Friday announced that international graduates with a recently expired or expiring post-graduation work permit (PGWP) will quality for an additional or extended work permit to stay longer and gain additional work experience for up to 18 months.

The PGWP Program allows international graduates to obtain an open work permit to gain valuable Canadian work experience.A PGWP is typically not extendable. PGWP holders who want to extend their stay in Canada as a worker are usually expected to apply for another type of work permit as their PGWP expires. Public policies previously adopted in 2021 and 2022 provided the opportunity for an additional work permit for those with expiring PGWPs.

Employers are facing unprecedented challenges in finding and retaining the workers they need during this period of economic recovery and growth, the IRCC said, adding that this move was aimed at filling in crucial labour gaps.

Starting April 6, 2023, these measures will allow PGWP holders who wish to stay longer to opt in to a facilitative process to extend their work permit and will allow Canada to retain high-skilled talent.

Those with expired permits
Foreign nationals whose PGWP has already expired in 2023 and those who were eligible for the 2022 PGWP facilitative measure will also have the opportunity to apply for an additional 18-month work permit.

Those with expired work permits will be able to restore their status, even if they are beyond the 90-day restoration period, and will receive an interim work authorization while awaiting processing of their new work permit application.

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