PGWP eligibility COVID-19

[rambag98]

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 more than 50% of the program online but the student is still in Canada during this time.. does this make them ineligible? (Started in Fall 2019).

This wouldn't make much sense because if I graduate this summer, then that would make me eligible (since it is less than 50% online); however, if I continue to the fall online then I won't be eligible?

Does anyone have any information about such a case?

 

[primaprime]

I don't believe the rules have changed in this regard. If more than 50% of your program is online you're ineligible for a PGWP. You should probably talk to a lawyer though.

 

[rambag98]

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):

https://www.cicnews.com/2020/06/coronavirus-ircc-updates-for-international-students-0614584.html#gs.a3g1d1

as well as this source by the University of Waterloo:

https://uwaterloo.ca/coronavirus/catalogs/frequently-asked-questions/im-current-student-who-began-my-program-spring-2020-will-i


It seems the over 50% online is not an issue IF you have already started before the pandemic, but you must be in Canada physically at least 50% of the time even if the courses are online.

 

[bongoman]

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 more than 50% of the program online but the student is still in Canada during this time.. does this make them ineligible? (Started in Fall 2019).

This wouldn't make much sense because if I graduate this summer, then that would make me eligible (since it is less than 50% online); however, if I continue to the fall online then I won't be eligible?

Does anyone have any information about such a case?

You can study the whole thing online if you are in Canada if online study is due to Covid.

 

[rambag98]

You can study the whole thing online if you are in Canada if online study is due to Covid.

Thank you for letting me know!