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No PGWP eligible - can spouse still get his OWP?

dbliss93

Star Member
Mar 14, 2018
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I checked to make sure no one asked this before posting...

If spouse studies 6 month program in ILSC language school (on the list of DLI but not PGWP eligible) can her husband still obtain the OWP?

Thank you! :)
 

YVR123

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Jul 27, 2017
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I think scylla just post this in another discussion. (And that's actually one of your posts) Pretty sure your spouse cannot get SOWP if you are not doing a master or higher level or in some of those specific professional degrees.
Even ppl on DLI with PGWP won't be eligible.

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If your spouse or common-law partner is applying for an open work permit on or after April 30, 2024
Starting April 30, 2024, your spouse or common-law partner may be eligible for an open work permit if you have a valid study permit and you’re

  • studying in a master’s or doctoral degree program
  • participating in an eligible pilot program, or
  • studying in one of the following professional degree programs at a university:
    • Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS, DMD)
    • Bachelor of Law or Juris Doctor (LLB, JD, BCL)
    • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
    • Doctor of Optometry (OD)
    • Pharmacy (PharmD, BS, BSc, BPharm)
    • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
    • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN, BSN)
    • Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc)
    • Bachelor of Nursing (BN)
    • Bachelor of Education (BEd)
    • Bachelor of Engineering (BEng, BE, BASc)
 

Ross88

Star Member
May 27, 2023
62
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You want to bring your spouse to a different country while you do a 6 month language course AND you expect that the spouse can be permitted to work?

Tell me more.
 

dbliss93

Star Member
Mar 14, 2018
184
3
I think scylla just post this in another discussion. (And that's actually one of your posts) Pretty sure your spouse cannot get SOWP if you are not doing a master or higher level or in some of those specific professional degrees.
Even ppl on DLI with PGWP won't be eligible.

Help your spouse or common-law partner work in Canada - Canada.ca



If your spouse or common-law partner is applying for an open work permit on or after April 30, 2024
Starting April 30, 2024, your spouse or common-law partner may be eligible for an open work permit if you have a valid study permit and you’re

  • studying in a master’s or doctoral degree program
  • participating in an eligible pilot program, or
  • studying in one of the following professional degree programs at a university:
    • Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS, DMD)
    • Bachelor of Law or Juris Doctor (LLB, JD, BCL)
    • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
    • Doctor of Optometry (OD)
    • Pharmacy (PharmD, BS, BSc, BPharm)
    • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
    • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN, BSN)
    • Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc)
    • Bachelor of Nursing (BN)
    • Bachelor of Education (BEd)
    • Bachelor of Engineering (BEng, BE, BASc)
Thank you kindly!