Post-Graduation Work Permit
Careers & Education

The Post Graduate Work Program (PGWP) is a program that offers foreign students in Canada a means of staying after completing a post-secondary degree program. The program intends to help them establish and begin a life and profession in the country.

PGWP Application

Potential applicants (graduates from Canadian DLI) can begin applying for a PGWP application after receiving their official transcript and letter of program completion. Post that, all international students seeking a PGWP have six months from this date to submit their application. The applicant’s initial duties mainly include collecting the following paperwork:

  • A certificate, degree or diploma
  • A letter from your institution
  • A transcript from your school’s website.

The applicants can obtain their PGWP in four different ways based on availability in Canada (within Canada or outside)

PGWP From Within Canada (Online Application)

Here’re the five steps in the online application process when applying from within Canada

Step 1: Get all the necessary Items for application process
Step 2: Read all the instructions carefully before applying

Step 3: Learn answers for online application tool
Step 4: Know everything about application fees which include:

  • Application processing fees
  • An open work permit applicant fee
  • A Canadian work permit fee
  • A biometrics fee

Step 5: Log-in or register for new online account

PGWP from within Canada (Paper application)

Here’re the four key steps in the paper application process when applying from within Canada

Step 1: Receive the paper application kit

Step 2: Fill up the application and with the documents

Step 3: Pay your application fees that consists:

  • Application processing fees
  • An open work permit applicant fee
  • A Canadian work permit fee
  • A biometrics fee
  • Fee for medical exams and police certificates, if required

Step 4: Submit the PGWP Application

PGWP From Outside Canada (Online Application)

Here’re the five steps in the online process when applying from outside of Canada

Step 1: Get all the necessary Items for application process

Step 2: Read all the instructions carefully before applying

Step 3: Learn answers for online application tool
Step 4: Know everything about application fees which include

  • Application processing fees
  • An open work permit applicant fee
  • A work permit fee
  • A biometrics fee
  • Fee for medical exams, police certificates, and visa application department service fees

Step 5: Log-in or Register for an online account

PGWP From Outside Canada (Paper Application)

Here’re the four steps involved in the paper application process when applying from outside of Canada

Step 1: Receive the paper application kit

Step 2: Fill up the application and with the documents

Step 3: Pay your application fees that consists:

  • Application processing fees
  • An open work permit applicant fee
  • A Canadian work permit fee
  • A biometrics fee
  • Fee for medical exams and police certificates, if required

Step 4: Submit the PGWP Application