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So I already have a full time job now, I started Feb 1st, 2021 and will finish Jan 31st, 2022.. my work permit will expire Feb 23, 2022.. Does anyone know if I'd need to apply for another work permit? I would be eligible for CEC by then, so can I work after receiving an ITA?

I got my approval. Just for 1 year though, I completed a 4 semester Master's degree.

I checked mine today, applied Jan 27 first time, it is now in review

No :(

Yeah I hope so, I'm just concerned with Jan 27 also being the day they opened it up to everyone with expired PGWPs for extension.. so I don't know if this will seriously delay processing times.

Same, applied Jan 27 first time PGWP, straight forward case, not in review eligibility

Woo!!!! so exciting!!!!

That's them adding your UCI or putting the application into the system, I got 2 of those (one a day after and another a few days after)

Your experience starts to count from the date you applied! :) See tweet here: and other thread: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/does-work-experience-gained-while-waiting-for-pgwp-count-for-cec.387011/ As long as you applied for PGWP within 90 days of...

Okay, well what's important is you can work. You can send potential employers this link if they're giving you trouble about starting and for your information in the meantime so that you don't feel stressed. https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1507&top=15

You applied Jan 20 right? so it's been like 15 days? I noticed from the other posts the processing time was like 11,12,13 days (getting slightly longer with each post).. also don't forget all the fall 2020 graduates are now applying in higher volumes because they're receiving transcripts and...

I hope not haha, 13 days is very different than 3 months!

I got another ghost update through email today, my UCI was already added so I'm not sure what that was about.

I would wait for the PGWP, as a student you would need to quarantine when you come back here with your university, and I'm not sure how that will work if you graduated.

yeah same here

I checked today, after that ghost update I got, my UCI number and biometrics information is now shown on the application page.

I applied yesterday and this happened to me today. Did you get anything new? Someone mentioned they add your UCI, does that mean they've started looking through it?

Thank you for letting me know!

According to this document by the Canadian Bureau for International Education, those in my case should be fine. Page 13 has a response to such a situation. https://cbie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IRCC-COVID-19-Updates-CBIE-CICan-UniCan-1.pdf and this source answers the question (cicnews)...

Hello, Regarding PGWP eligibility, I see information on the website that allows students to complete 50% of their program online from outside of Canada without being impacted. However, what if due to COVID-19 (as summer 2020 and fall 2020 are online), one graduates in fall 2020 but that is...