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HiIRCC team,
Could you please confirm which description is accurate regarding the field of study requirement?
This screenshot is taken from Work in Canada after you graduate: Who can apply - Canada.ca. The description tells students their
eligibility for the exemption is based on when they started their program (this information completely contradicts what IRC officially
confirmed eatlier),
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Eligibility requirements based on study
program
» If you graduated with a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or
doctoral degree
» If you graduated from any other university program
v If you graduated from any other college, polytechnic or non-
university program
Language requirement:
You must prove your English or French language skills with a minimum
level of Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 5 in English or Niveaux de
competence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 5 in French in all 4 language
areas.
Find out what your language level is based on your language test results.
» If you submitted your PGWP application before November 1, 2024
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Field of study requirement:
Ifyou graduated from a program that you started on or after November 1,
2024, you must have graduated in an eligible fisld of study.
» If you graduated from a program that you started before November
1, 2024
» If you graduated froma flight school
‘The screenshot below is taken from: Post-craduation work permit (PGWP) [R205(c) - C43] intermational Mobility Program -
Canada.ca. The instructions here tell officers and students that students’ eligibility for exemption is based on when they applied for
their initial study permit.
Field-of-study requirement_—____ rn
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For PGWP applicants who submitted their initial study permit applications on or after November 1, 2024, the applicants
must have completed one of the following eligible programs:
+ university bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate degree program from a university in any field of study \
+ college program or any other university program such as those resulting in a diploma or certificate, in an eligible
field of study eee eee
Officers must consult the eligible field-of-study list to determine eligibility.
If at the time of submission of the study permit application, the applicant was enrolled in an eligible field of study that
changed at the time of the PGWP application, they remain eligible for the PGWP.
‘Thank you in advance for your confirmation.
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