That is what the website says to b eligible for PGWP;
Eligibility
You have 180 days after your school issues your final marks to apply for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP).
To be eligible, your study permit must have been valid at some point during these 180 days.
You must also have:
- completed a study program:
- at a designated learning institution --->DLI
- that was at least 8 months long and
- that led to a degree, diploma or certificate
- maintained full-time status as a student in Canada during each semester of your study program (except your final semester, which can be part-time, or if you took a leave from studies)
- graduated from a:
- public post-secondary school, such as a college, trade/technical school, university, or CEGEP (in Quebec), or
- private post-secondary school (in Quebec) that operates under the same rules as public schools in Quebec, or
- private secondary or post-secondary school (in Quebec) that offers qualifying programs of 900 hours or longer, that leads to a diplôme d’études professionnelles (DEP) or an attestation de spécialisation professionnelle (ASP), or
- Canadian private school that can award degrees under provincial law (for example, Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate degree) but only if you’re enrolled in a study program that leads to a degree as authorized by the province
You aren’t eligible for a PGWP if you:
- already received a post-graduation work permit
- studied English or French as a second language
- took general interest or self-improvement courses
- participated in the Government of Canada Awards Program funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- had funding from GAC
- got the Equal Opportunity Scholarship, Canada-Chile
- participated in the Canada-China Scholars Exchanges Program
- participated in the Organization of American States Fellowships Program
- completed the majority of a study program by distance learning (online courses, e-learning or correspondence)
- completed a study program at a non-Canadian institution located in Canada
