ADDITIONAL OPEN WORK PERMIT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SUMMER 2022 FOR EXPIRING PGWPs

[visast]

Hi everyone,

Not sure if this is old news, but thought everyone should know and if this isn't stickied, can a moderator sticky this?

"Minister Fraser also announced today a new temporary policy that will give recent international graduates with expiring temporary status an opportunity to stay in Canada longer, so that they can continue to gain work experience and have a better chance at qualifying for permanent residency. Starting in summer 2022, former international students who are in Canada and have a post-graduation work permit expiring between January and December 2022 will qualify for an additional open work permit of up to 18 months. We are exploring a simplified, expeditious process for this, and details will be made available in the weeks ahead." - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/04/new-measures-to-address-canadas-labour-shortage.html

Best,

 

[scylla]

Hi everyone,

Not sure if this is old news, but thought everyone should know and if this isn't stickied, can a moderator sticky this?

"Minister Fraser also announced today a new temporary policy that will give recent international graduates with expiring temporary status an opportunity to stay in Canada longer, so that they can continue to gain work experience and have a better chance at qualifying for permanent residency. Starting in summer 2022, former international students who are in Canada and have a post-graduation work permit expiring between January and December 2022 will qualify for an additional open work permit of up to 18 months. We are exploring a simplified, expeditious process for this, and details will be made available in the weeks ahead." - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/04/new-measures-to-address-canadas-labour-shortage.html

Best,

Yes, it's old news. There are already many threads on this topic.

IMO it doesn't really make sense to sticky this in the EE section or sticky this in general. There have been many temporary policies announced over the last couple of years and none of them have been stickied.