IRCC or Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced some PGWP program changes, effective 1 November 2024. The changes are:
- Candidates must score CLB 7 in English or French proficiency tests.
- PGWP has been extended for 3 years for all International students with a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in all fields at Canada’s Designated Learning Institute.
- Only 966 fields in agri-food, agriculture, healthcare, trade, STEM, and transport are eligible for PGWP, in addition to the people in the above-mentioned programs.