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Urgent help in SOWP extension within Canada according to new rule from 1st Nov,2024

jimit1806

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Oct 11, 2024
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I have the following queries regarding my SOWP extensions based on my wife's dependent visa.

My SOWP is expiring on April 15, 2025, due to my passport's expiry date otherwise it would have been sep,2025.I have applied for new passport as well in my home country. My wife's studies will be finished in December 2024, and I will move to Canada in the first week of March 2025 to file for an SOWP extension from within Canada. My wife is pursuing her MBA from UCW, which is a 16-month course, so there are no issues in that regard. However, she will be applying for her PGWP in January 2025. She will be working as a food service supervisor after graduation, which is classified as a NOC 2 job.

I have seen the new rules from IRCC that are set to be declared on November 1, 2024 : New IRCC Changes from 1st Nov,2024.

They have mentioned that,
  • limiting work permit eligibility later this year to spouses of foreign workers in management or professional occupations or in sectors with labour shortages—under Canada’s work permit programs (TFWP and IMP)
Does this mean that the new rules will apply to new SOWP applications, or will they also apply to existing SOWP extensions for those applying for extensions within Canada?