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Canada issues new rules, some students to soon be ineligible for PGWP

The Canadian government has said that from September 1, 2023, international students studying at Quebec's unsubsidised private institutions will become ineligible for post-graduation work permit

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Canada's PGWP programme allows students graduated from these designated learning institutions get an open work permit and they can work any employer in the nation.

BS Web Team New Delhi
International students studying at Canada's Quebec will soon become ineligible for the nation's post-graduation work permit as the federal government has announced new rules for immigrants at the province's unsubsidised private institutions. 

The Canadian government has said that from September 1, 2023, international students studying at Quebec's unsubsidised private institutions will become ineligible for post-graduation work permit (PGWP).

The Quebec government has directed the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to only allow students who are graduated from public and subsidised private institutions to apply for the post-graduation work permit. 

Canada's immigration and refugees minister Sean Fraser said, “Making the

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