Work in Canada after you graduate

Post-Graduate Work Permit- is an official Canada Immigration A4 format document, which is granted to successful international graduates from Canadian Post-Secondary Public College/University or Private Degree-Granting Institution in order to get open work permit since 1 till 3 years. It allows to Work in Canada after you graduate without living Canada. The academic program must be at least 1 year and fresh international student must show successful education and completion of chosen program. Be aware that duration of future post-graduate work permit will straightly depend on duration of academic program. For example, if the academic program was 1 year (8-9 month), the student will get 1 year work permit in Canada after you graduate. However, in case of graduation of 2 years program, fresh graduate will get 2 -3 years work permit. Such programs as advanced diploma, bachelor or Master programs will allow to get 3 years work permit. Post-Graduate work permit allows international students to stay in Canada, change their status to worker inside Canada and stay legally in Canada without leaving the country. After the potential immigrant starts working on their work permit and getting at least 1 year work experience, the person might be eligible for one of existing official Immigration programs in Canada. For example, such programs as Canadian Experience Class, Provincial Programs, others might be a good fit for future settlement in Canada.

It is extremely important to choose proper academic program and qualified college or university in Canada. As was mentioned, there are 2 types of schools, which are eligible for Post-Graduate Work permit and provide you opportunity to Work in Canada after you graduate and recognized by Ministry of Education:

• Public College and University allows to Work in Canada after you graduate

It is the easiest option in order to be safety and secure your post-graduate work permit, as all public colleges and universities and all their programs, which are at least 1 year duration provides opportunity to work in Canada after graduation. In order to maximise duration of your future post-graduate work permit, it is better to choose at least 2 years program or have 2 programs with duration of 1 year each in order finally has 2 years of academic education in Canada. However, be aware that good grades, certificate of completion and absence of long gaps between semesters are still requirements for successful post-graduate work permit in Canada.

• Private Degree-Granting School, College, Institute or University may allow to Work in Canada after you graduate

Such kind of schools have approved academic programs, which are eligible Post-Graduate Work Permit. Eligibility of such schools you can check on official immigration website as per each province. Always check the type of schools in Canada, that you apply to in order to make your Education as much efficient as possible and increase your chances for work after your successful graduation.

Post Graduation Work permit is a document, that successful graduate from Canadian post-secondary academic program may obtain only one time per their life. That is why it is important to have 2 years of academic study and from recognized school, which provides post graduation work permit programs and allows to Work in Canada after you graduate. As soon as fresh worker in Canada start his career in Canada, it is extremely important to choose proper position in their future employment. Indeed, in order to be eligible for some immigration programs, it is required to have proper NOC (National Occupation Classification) position (0,A,B). These types of positions are in demand in Canada and future immigrants may have more chance and immigration scores for future permanent residency application. Lets provide some overview about future positions, which people staying on post-graduate Work permit should focus on:

• NOC 00 or 0

This kind of classification is dedicated to managerial positions in most sphere of our life and any kind of business. People who have such positions have the highest immigration score for their work experience in Canada in their immigration application. However, in most cases, people can not obtain such kind of position right after graduation, as employer first of all looking for Canadian experience and references from other employer in Canada. The main reason, as employer focus on your legal status in Canada, reliability and work experience in particular job. The next requirement obviously is proper education in Canada or overseas.

• NOC A

This type of classification is widely known and fit to most candidates to such Canadian Immigration programs as Canadian Experience Class or Federal Skilled Worker program. NOC A covers most positions, which  require higher education, for example: teacher, marketer, business developer, doctors, architects, lawyer, etc. In most cases, fresh graduates, who get post-graduate work permit in Canada obtain the jobs offer with mentioned positions, which is good for their future immigration plan.

• NOC B

B level includes trades and technical jobs and skill trades positions, which required only college diploma. Such positions as : Chefs, plumbers, electricians, etc. will be good examples for NOC B category. International students who graduate from 2-3 years diploma program or higher in technical or trades majors will be good candidates for Future Immigration as well. Always check you future position with employer on official Canadian Immigration Website in order not to waste you post-graduate work permit time.

How to Apply and Documents Required to Work in Canada after you graduate:

Students can apply in paper or online. In case of online application you have to create GC Key Account and get required document checklist. For the paper application, candidates have the same documents checklist. There are next documents, that may be required from the Candidate:

• Application for Post-graduate Work Permit Work in Canada after you graduate ( Embassy Form). In this application, it is better to be consistent and provide all true and valid information from previous study permit and Visa application and add updated information from your experience in Canada.
• Recent Academic Transcripts and Certificate of Completion from Canadian School.

Candidates must provide transcripts reports with good GPA score, without long gaps between semesters and certificate of completion.

• Copy of passport, current study permit and visa. Applicant must have and provide current immigration valid documents, valid passport.
• Financial Bank Statements.

Processing Time. Processing time depends on volume of applications, that Canada Immigration has at the moment, however basically it takes 1-2 month.

After you Apply to Work in Canada application after you graduate. After application will be submitted and get approved, you will get notification in your online account, regarding the decision. After that, you will get paper document, which is Post-Graduate Work permit by mail. You have to present this document, when you are looking for employment in Canada. In case, if you need to extend your visa to Canada, you can do it right after your get your work permit. Be aware, that in most cases, you will not be approved for post-graduate work permit extension without exceptional grounds, as per our company experience. It means, be efficient and fast in finding proper job for your further immigration.

Tips for finding Job  in order to Work in Canada after you graduate

There are several hints for finding job in Canada, which may help you to be more productive and time effective in getting proper and stable employment position for your personal income and immigration. Lets classify some points:

• Create Several Resumes. It is better to choose 1-3 positions, that you may be interested to apply and potentially employed and create different resumes as per each position. It is highly recommend to include in your resume you photo, some highlights and main skills, detailed education and work experience, volunteer experience, languages proficiency, etc. As soon as resumes are created, start to apply each resume as per each position and it increases chances for employment in 3 times. It is better to apply 100 applications as per each position and resume.
• Prepare yourself for interview. Be aware everybody would like to see positive and good looking Please try to have business look and make sure to be in a good mood on the day of interview. Secondly, make a due diligence and get knowledge about the company, where you to the interview. It will be a great advantage for you, when you show your already existing knowledge about what this company does. Thirdly, bring you resume and cover letter and check again all information for relevance and up to date. The last, but not least you have to relax and try to enjoy the whole process. Indeed, getting experience of passing interview is a great asset to any employee, even if they will not get the job today. Also, do not forget to be on the interview 15 minutes before the scheduled time.
• Cover Letter. Writing a good cover letter in order to try catch employer’s attention is extremely important and effective. Besides the information that you will provide in you cover letter, which show why you may be a great fit to the company, it also shows your professionalism, business attitude and details orientation to the potential employer. You have to have different cover letters to your different resumes.
• Employer’s needs. Knowledge and information about what employer is looking in potential employee may result in raising chances of finding employer more quickly. In Canada most employers need a stable, reliable and honest employee, as there is a huge staff turnover. That is why your legal immigration status, which allows you to work legally in Canada is a main criteria. Employer needs to invest a lot of time and enough money in your training and preparation for your full time effective employment. That is why, you should look reliable and serious employee for at least 1-2 years of employment. Secondly, your experience is important, as it means you do not need to much training and probation period and you can adapt to work environment pretty fast. Next requirement is your level and major of your Education. This factor shows that you can complete long term project as getting Higher education, you have theoretical and sometimes practical knowledge, related to this business and you are able to maintain team work and also perform individually. The last, but not least is references from your previous employer or school.Volunteer experience is also a plus in your resume.

Need more time after PGWP work permit expired

As was mentioned, that post-graduate work permit allows international students to work in Canada after graduation and get work experience for their future immigration, however as soon as this option is granted only one time per life, some candidates do not have enough time to gain required years of work experience. In that case, some candidates try to extend their work permit, however in most cases, people get rejection. As an option to get more time after your post-graduate work permit will be expired it to try to get LMIA work permit from your current employer. This option, is available in case your employer needs you as a professional and would like to get specific authorization from ESDC to have right to hire international workers abroad. It takes approximately 7-9 month for the whole process and in case of successful application and approval, you will get 1-2 years specific-employer work permit. It means you will be allowed to work only for mentioned in your work permit document. However, in most cases after working 1 years for such employer, most employees will be eligible for application to become a permanent resident in Canada. Such programs as Provincial Nominee Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Federal Skilled Worker and etc.

 

It is highly recommend to start looking for permanent employment since last year of education in College or University in order to start gather work experience, which is eligible for further immigration. Be aware, that work experience, which was gained on the last year of education is counted during your permanent residency application as ½ proportion. Indeed, 1 year of proper position work experience will be counted as 6 month, during your last year in school. However, remember that you will be allowed to work only 20 hours per week during your full time student status in Canada. Also, you are not limited for working hours during the school break or statutory holidays. Good luck with your temporary and finally permanent residency in Canada and get help for your immigration only from Licensed Canadian Immigration Professionals, such as lawyers, Immigration Consultants and Paralegal. Welcome to Canada!

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