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    before PGWP now count as Canadian work exp.?

    https://www.cicnews.com/2020/02/post-graduation-work-permit-applicants-now-allowed-to-work-after-travelling-outside-canada-0213782.html#gs.xix9cg Does it means the full-time work exp. between study completed and PGWP is now counted in EE? Which could means 1year PGWP = 1.25 year? Then it would...
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    Work done after completion of studies and before PGWP for CEC

    Hi I completed my studies in December 2014 and applied for my PGWP on January 18, 2015. I started working on February 1, 2015. Now I am completing my 1 year of CEC on January 31, 2016. The problem is I received my post graduate work permit on April 30, 2015. Now can I make my express entry...
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    Work done after completion of studies and before PGWP for CEC

    Hi I completed my studies in December 2014 and applied for my PGWP on January 18, 2015. I started working on February 1, 2015. Now I am completing my 1 year of CEC on January 31, 2016. The problem is I received my post graduate work permit on April 30, 2015. Now can I make my express entry...
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    Unauthorized work before PGWP

    TLDR/BLUF; I worked thinking valid study permit is enough after course completion, declared it in PGWP, now I am wondering if I shot myself in the foot and jeopardized my Canada immigration plan? Hello everyone, I received my course completion letter in Jan 2024, I had my study permit validity...
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    Unauthorized work before PGWP

    TLDR/BLUF; I worked thinking valid study permit is enough after course completion, declared it in PGWP, now I am wondering if I shot myself in the foot and jeopardized my Canada immigration plan? Hello everyone, I received my course completion letter in Jan 2024, I had my study permit validity...
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    Unauthorized work before PGWP

    I worked thinking valid study permit is enough after course completion, declared it in PGWP, now I am wondering if I shot myself in the foot and jeopardized my Canada immigration plan. Hello everyone, I received my course completion letter in Jan 2024, I had my study permit validity till...
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    Work Full time in Scheduled break before PGWP

    Hi, My sister will be graduating December 2020 but after she writes her last exam on December 10, Can she work full time until her course result comes early in January/end of December and then we can apply for her PGWP? I believe she can work full time with no issues while the PGWP...
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    Post Gradation Work Permit and Spouse open work permit together? As student is working full time already before applying PGWP.

    Is it possible to apply Post Gradation Work Permit and Spouse open work permit together? As student is working full time already before applying PGWP. Case : Student now working full time (as student is allowed to work full time)and it’s skills job and will apply PGWP soon. SOWP: Currently...
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    can I work before i get my post graduate work permit

    Can I work before I get my post graduate work permit? Will it affect my CEC application if I work before the issuance of my PGWP? Just wondering if it is legal. I checked CIC, it says "you must have a valid post-graduation work permit before working". But there are people who actually work...
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    Working after graduation and before applying PGWP

    Hi My friend was on 1 year 3 sem study program.He has completed his studies on 16th Dec 2016.Can he work fulltime before he apply for PGWP.I want to know if its legal to work full time after graduation and apply PGWP within 90 days of completion of studies.Senior members please reply
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    Unauthorized work on maintained status after graduation before PGWP

    Hi, My study permit expired on April 30th, 2022 and I applied for study permit extension on March 13th 2022. After confirming several times with the TA applications team I was told repeatedly that I am eligible to work as a TA and therefore accepted a TA contract starting May 6th 2022. My...
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    URGENT,,,,,work done after completion of course and before PGWP ?

    hi Is work done after completion of studies and before getting post graduation would be considered as experience under CEC ? My course will be end in december 2014, and if from Jan 2015 i work on payroll under one of NOC category and get PGWP in march and file application after one year in Jan...
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    PGWP->Open work permit

    Hi, can anyone please help my concern! I'm applying for family sponsorship-common-law in Canada. I still have my PGWP(post graduate work permit) until December and I am definitely going to apply PR before that. My question is do I just need to apply Open work permit? or in my case, should I...
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    Working before applying PGWP

    Hello, community, Background: I am a McGill thesis graduate student who is close to graduating. I am still waiting for my thesis approval from the department (They should approve soon), once it is finished, I graduate. My study permit expires in 2023, 8/31. According to current policy, I am...
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    Do you apply for PGWP before or after graduation?

    Suppose if my program ends 30th December, do i apply for my pgwp after this date or beforehand(a few months before). If we apply after, then it takes few months to recieve it right? Which means i get to stay/work/find a job for those additional months that i'm waiting to recieve the pgwp?
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    Working Before Graduation and PGWP

    Hi all, I have received my final grades but not my final grade report (the one with the term and cum averages, eligibility to graduate/continue in program). I thought I could apply for my PGWP after receiving my final grades but was told by the international office in my school that I had to...
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    I bymistakenly worked for 2 weeks before applying for pgwp. Will they forgive me?

    I bymistakenly worked for 2 weeks before i apply for pgwp because i talked to an agent and he told me that i can work now i realised i cannot work. will IRCC forgive me for this ??? will they reject my pgwp application??HELP
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    Worked full time before applying pgwp

    I graduated in May 2023 and started working full time without knowing the rule that we shouldn’t work without applying for PGWP. I got my PGWP approved in June. Now my concern is with regarding to CEC draw. Which month should I mention as my starting work month.
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    Can you get a closed work permit instead of a PGWP

    or you must get a pgwp before getting a closed work permit
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    PGWP: Unauthorized work before classes

    Hi, I came to Canada on the 11th of August 2022, and unknowingly, I started working on the 18th. I worked almost 7 shifts before I became a full-time student. I found out recently that I had worked unauthorized due to my lack of knowledge. I still have one more year to complete, and the thought...