Needed your valiable info.

[prasadtocanada]

i am doing my diploma course and in my acceptance letter - Lenth of the course is given as 2 years. But the total length in terms of months is around 20 months which is not 24 months(2 years.). Now i want to know how many years of work permit will i get. From the CIC site i could see is the length of work permit will not exceed your length of study. Now since my length of study is 20 months will i get 20 months work permit or since the course is 2 years will i get 3 years of work permit ? Confused ? Please provide me ur valuable info.

The table that i have seen in CIC site is

If you studied for…
1) less than eight months you are not eligible for this program
2) less than two years but more than eight months you may get a work permit for a period no longer than the length of time you studied (for example, if you studied for nine months, a work permit may be issued for a period of nine months)
3) two years or more a work permit may be issued for three years

Now will i get under catergory 2 or 3 but my length of course states that the course is 2 years but not complete 24 months only 20 months...plz advice

 

[jes_ON]

Your program is a 2 year program, you should be eligible for a 3-year PGWP.

 

[NeedleArtist]

An academic year is generally considered to consist of two terms, usually of four months duratrion each. In many of the larger colleges/universities with varied course offerings it is quite possible to complete a two year diploma program in only 16 months, by taking 4 four-month terms back to back. I'm a student at Langara College in Vancouver and such a scenario is precisely what I found myself faced with. In the end, I decided to take the slightly longer (time-wise) route and take a break from classes during the summer term, "just to be on the safe side"! That said, I personally know many students who opted to go with the condensed 16-month curriculum and who subsequently had no difficulties whatsoever getting a full 3-year PGWP. Still other students opted to spread out their curriculum over 6 back-to-back terms rather than 4 (taking 3 or 4 classes per term rather than 5), thereby reducing their workload and financial strain. A class load of 3 courses (9 credit hours) is sufficient to be categorized as a full-time student.

Bottom line is this ... no matter whether you complete a "two-year" diploma program in 16, 20, or 24 months, you still get the full 3-year PGWP upon matriculation.

\Best of luck in your endeavors.