Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has provided important updates regarding your ability to study online from your home country, depending on when you start your PGWP-eligible program and how your courses are delivered. These temporary policy changes for PGWP eligibility and studying online end on Sept. 1, 2024.
Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility updates
Studying from outside of Canada and Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility
New international students starting in January 2024 or May 2024
Program and course delivery information for each program is available on program pages.
Please review the PGWP eligibility MySeneca page before choosing your program and course delivery.
Students starting in January 2024 or May 2024
To be eligible for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP), you must complete at least 50 per cent of your program in Canada and meet all other PGWP requirements.
It is highly recommended that you select and attend in-class course options when available. These include hybrid, flexible and in-person.
Time spent studying outside of Canada after Sept. 1, 2024 will be deducted from the length of your PGWP.
Students starting in September 2024
To be eligible for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP), you must:
- be in Canada for the complete duration of your studies from Sept. 1, 2024 onwards
- attend at least 50 per cent of your program in class and meet all other PGWP requirements. In class options include in-person, hybrid, and flexible courses. For flexible courses, you must plan to attend your class on campus.
Time spent studying outside of Canada will be deducted from the length of your PGWP.
Current international students studying at Seneca
To be eligible for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP), you must complete at least 50 per cent of your program in Canada and meet all other PGWP requirements.
It is highly recommended that you select and attend in-class course options when available. These include hybrid, flexible and in-person.
Time spent studying outside of Canada after Sept. 1, 2024 will be deducted from the length of your PGWP.
- Review how studying from outside of Canada prior to Sept. 1, 2023 impacted your PGWP eligibility if you were enrolled in a PGWP-eligible program in March 2020 or started your program between March 2020 and Aug. 31, 2022.
- If you have questions around PGWP eligibility, connect with an immigration specialist by contacting theservicehub@senecapolytechnic.ca with your question