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From: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (IRCC) <[requester email]> Sent: [requester] To: [requester] Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (IRC) <[requester email]> Subject: [requester]

EXTERNAL: Use caution Good day, Thank you for contacting the Immigration Representatives Mailbox Please note that this mailbox is intended for general guidance and does not provide responses to case-specific inquiries but have provided the following information as guidance.. If you have case specific questions about a file, you are encouraged to submit the |RCC Web form. Please see our response to your question: QUESTION: At . we offer degree programs with a diploma exit option. We would appreciate clarification on the following:

4. 1. Ifastudent decides to withdraw from a degree program and exit with a diploma after November 1, 2024, and has not applied for an extension after that date, does this diploma exit need to meet the field of study requirements for PGWP eligibility?

2. 2. ifastudent is currently enrolled ina degree program, has extended their study permit after November 1, 2024, and then decides to exit with a diploma, does the diploma exit need to meet the field of study requirement for PGWP eligibility?

RESPONSE: Students who received a study permit prior to November 1, 2024, are not required to meet the new field of study requirements. Students who applied an extension to complete the same program they applied for before November 1, 2024, are also not subject to the new field of study requirements, For PGWP eligibility and how to apply, please visit Work in Canada after you graduate - Who can apply We hope this information is of assistance. Thank you, The Immigration Representatives Mailbox De: [requester] Envoyé: [requester] A: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (IRCC) <[requester email]> ee covtst

Objet: [requester] Dear [requester]/Madam,

At . we offer degree programs with a diploma exit option. We would appreciate clarification

on the following

1, 1. fa student decides to withdraw from a degree program and exit with a diploma after November 1, 2024, and has not applied for an extension after that date, does this diploma exit need to meet the field of study requirements for PGWP eligibility?

2. 2. Ifa student is currently enrolled in a degree program, has extended their study permit after November 1, 2024, and then decides to exit with a diploma, does the diploma exit need to meet the field of study requirement for PGWP eligibility?

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