Post-Graduate Work Permit

You can apply for a Post-Graduate Work Permit after you have received a Letter of Completion from your designated learning institute (DLI). This letter confirms that you have completed all program requirements. The date your Letter of Completion first becomes available is different from your degree conferral, diploma, and graduation ceremony. 

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Depending on your faculty or program, you may need to apply for graduation, request your letter, or it may be issued automatically.

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Usually, your Letter of Completion will be available shortly after completing your last program requirement, such as receiving your final grade or submitting your thesis.

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After you have completed program requirements, be sure to check every day to see if your Letter of Completion stating you have completed all program requirements has become available and save a copy when you first access it. You must stop working immediately as soon as your Letter of Completion first becomes available unless one of the following applies:

• You apply immediately for your PGWP, and do so within 90 days of program completion with a valid study permit 

• You are beginning a new program of study and meet all criteria:

  • You were already able to work off-campus during your previous studies

  • You have a valid study permit or you applied to extend your study permit before it expired

  • You received written confirmation from your current school that you completed your program

  • You received a letter of acceptance to a new full-time study program at a DLI

  • You’ll start your new program within 150 calendar days of receiving the confirmation that you completed your previous program