The Canadian authorities is constant its coverage of linking eligibility for a post-study work allow (PGWP) – on the non-degree degree – to sure fields of research. A global scholar in a programme that doesn’t result in an undergraduate, grasp’s, or postgraduate diploma should be in a area linked to jobs wherein there are long-term expertise shortages in Canada, based mostly on Categorical Entry priorities.
The checklist of eligible programmes has modified, based mostly on 2025 Categorical Entry priorities. Some fields of research have been faraway from the checklist, whereas others have been added, reflecting altering labour market dynamics in Canada.
The brand new checklist applies to college students who utilized for a research allow on or after November 1, 2024. Nevertheless, the federal government says that “college students who utilized for a research allow earlier than June 25, 2025, will nonetheless be eligible for a PGWP if their area of research was on the checklist after they utilized for his or her research allow even when it has since been eliminated.”
The brand new checklist contains 920 fields. A complete of 119 fields have been added (e.g., in well being care, social companies, training, and trades), and 178 have been eliminated. The roles linked to those that have been eliminated are not thought of to correspond with long-term expertise gaps. Lots of people who have been eliminated are in:
- Farm administration and crop manufacturing;
- Indigenous training;
- Pupil counselling and personnel companies; environmental research;
- Constructing/property upkeep;
- Drywall set up;
- Photo voltaic power know-how;
- Airframe mechanics;
- Plane upkeep know-how.
CIC Canada says: “Notably, IRCC has utterly eliminated instructional programmes in transport from the present checklist of PGWP-eligible programmes, and has left just one instructional programme within the Agriculture and Agri-food area amongst these nonetheless eligible.”
In CIC Canada’s protection, there may be extra in depth detailing of which programmes have been added.
College students questioning about whether or not their programme is on the brand new checklist can seek for it right here.
Together with extra restrictive post-study work insurance policies, the Canadian authorities has applied plenty of different guidelines previously two years to stem the tide of worldwide college students and different non permanent residents coming into the nation. The intention is to cap non permanent migration at 5% of the whole inhabitants (it was 7.25% as of January 2025). The brand new insurance policies are already having an influence on inhabitants development, which has utterly stalled as of Q1 2025.
For added background, please see:
Canada: Up to date guidelines for PGWP-eligible programmes and scholar transfers
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