The statement made clear that no SOWPs for study permits unless Masters/Phd students but didn’t clarify if elgible when person gets PGWP. More information needs to be be released to clarify as it states “in the coming weeks”. Maybe IRCC will reintroduce having a TEER 0-3 job to be eligible.
This is a change
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I interpreted that as PGWP would remain the same. Still not guaranteed SOWP especially if newly married but if working SOWP would be allowed. The issues are not the same for SOWP for international students versus PGWP holders who are working. Assume the goal was not to have international students come to Canada so their spouses can secure an SOWP.
Little confused with the whole who does not require attestation letter aspect. I got admitted into Seneca's Global Business Management Program (2 Years) which on the offer letter states it is an Ontario College Graduate Certificate Program. Will I require an attestation letter? Will I be eligible for a PGWP?
If anyone could answer this it would really be helpful as I start in May 2024
If anyone could answer this it would really be helpful as I start in May 2024
So they also announced that some short graduate courses (I'm taking these to be post graduate diplomas, certificates) will be getting a 3 year pgwp. I was just about to apply for a study permit extension for a second one year course but if this changes get implemented I might gave to revert to a pgwp application.
Today's announcements really caught folks off guard. Let's watch how the next few weeks unfold as they make these points clear.
Today's announcements really caught folks off guard. Let's watch how the next few weeks unfold as they make these points clear.
It shouldn’t have caught anyone off guard really. It was percolating for awhile . Far longer than it should have. The status quo couldn’t really continue . And to put in bluntly, students can’t vote . Election is next year. Citizens can. It’s attempting to appease them, their discontent with policy
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They have said that "soon" Graduates of master’s and other short graduate-level programs will soon be eligible to apply for a 3-year work permit. I wonder how soon is soon enough coz my one year graduate certificate ends in April
Same. Btw, I just want to be sure about PG certificates or diplomas are included on this.
The are "short graduate level" programs so they qualify. My major concern is what "soon" refers to. It would have been kind of him to furnish us with an actual date
I don’t think so. Graduate level are programs that award DEGREES, which means masters and phd. post graduate certificates are not degrees and they are not the same as going to graduate school. When they say short graduate level they probably mean the 1 year master degrees in my opinion.
So a 1 year master degree isn't just a master? That's the degree you get after you complete it, it just says "Master's degree" not "one year master degree". Even though its length is one year, it's not a short graduate-level program, it's a master.
I think this all stands to speculation. Let's wait and see whether the government will come out clear with what they meant. And also give specific dates upon which these policies will be implemented
That’s not the point. The point is that, at least in ontario, the Ontario College Graduate Certificate is a pathway for diploma students to access Graduate Studies (masters and phd). You don’t need a bachelor degree to be accepted in a Graduate Certificate program, and sometimes you don’t even need a college diploma but work experience will get you in. These programs are not Graduate Level. You can’t go from College Diploma to Masters, but if you do a College Graduate Certificate, which is a pathway, you can. Some shady colleges are using the term “graduate studies” to refer to this kind of program, but to be a graduate studies program you need at least a bachelor degree and these are open to diploma students.
I ask again, what is an example of a "short graduate level program" that is not a masters?
I have posted the York U link twice. All universities have certificate programs of one or two years with the minimum education requirement of a degree (not a diploma).
https://continue.yorku.ca/programs/post-degree-certificate-in-human-resources-management/