加拿大为了限制临时居民的数量,在2024年出台了一系列的措施,针对留学生也有很多新措施,比如:
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在2024年9月18日,IRCC宣布将2025年学习许可签发量减少到 437,000 份,2026年应该会保持同样的数量;
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硕士和博士生数量也计入到留学生配额上限内,且硕士和博士生不再被豁免省级认证信(PAL)。
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同时,对配偶工作许可也有限制,仅授予硕士和博士课程学生的配偶开放工签,且在2024年晚些时候,只有就读16个月及以上时长课程的硕士毕业生的配偶才能申请配偶开放工签。
在2024年10月4日,加拿大又进一步明确了留学毕业生工签申请PGWP的一些新要求,除了增加语言要求外,还对非学位课程的留学毕业生设置了专业要求,需要就读指定专业才可以。具体如下:
对于2024年11月1日之前递交学签申请的留学毕业生在申请PGWP时要求如下:
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就读大学学士学位、硕士学位和博士学位的留学生英语达到CLB7或法语达到 NCLC7,对专业领域无要求;
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就读其他大学University项目的留学生英语达到CLB7或法语达到 NCLC7,对专业领域无要求;
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就读college program或其他项目的留学生英语达到CLB5或法语达到NCLC5,对专业领域无要求;
If you submitted your study permit application before November 1, 2024 and are applying for a PGWP on or after November 1, 2024, you must also meet the new requirement that applies to your situation.
- If you graduated with a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctoral degree from a university:
- Language requirement: You must prove your English or French language skills with a minimum level of Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 7 in English or Niveaux de competence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 7 in French in all 4 language areas.
- If you graduated in any other university program:
- Language requirement: You must prove your English or French language skills with a minimum level of CLB 7 in English or NCLC 7 in French in all 4 language areas.
- If you graduated from a college program or any other program not listed above:
- Language requirement: You must prove your English or French language skills with a minimum level of CLB 5 in English or NCLC 5 in French in all 4 language areas.
对于2024年11月1日及之后递交学签申请的留学毕业生在申请PGWP时要求如下:
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就读大学学士学位、硕士学位和博士学位的留学生英语达到CLB7或法语达到 NCLC7,对专业领域无要求;
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就读其他大学University项目的留学生英语达到CLB7或法语达到 NCLC7,要就读指定专业领域;
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就读college program或其他项目的留学生英语达到CLB5或法语达到 NCLC5,要就读指定专业领域;
If you submit your study permit application on or after November 1, 2024, you must also meet the new requirements that apply to your situation to be eligible to apply for a PGWP.
- If you graduated from a university bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctoral degree program:
- Language requirement: You must prove your English or French language skills with a minimum level of Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 7 in English or Niveaux de competence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 7 in French in all 4 language areas.
- Field of study requirement: All fields of study are eligible. There is no additional field of study requirement.
- If you graduated from any other university program:
- Language requirement: You must prove your English or French language skills with a minimum level of CLB 7 in English or NCLC 7 in French in all 4 language areas.
- Field of study requirement: You must graduate in an eligible field of study.
- If you graduated from a college program or any other program not listed above:
- Language requirement: You must prove your English or French language skills with a minimum level of CLB 5 in English or NCLC 5 in French in all 4 language areas.
- Field of study requirement: You must graduate in an eligible field of study.
指定专业领域分部在以下五个主要劳动力紧缺行业:
- 农业和农业食品类职业
- 卫生保健类
- STEM(科学、技术、工程和数学)
- trade技工类
- 交通运输类
具体指定专业课程,可以点击这里查看!
也就是说如果您就读的课程不是学士学位、硕士学位或博士学位,那么您就读的专业必须是指定专业,否则将无法申请毕业工签PGWP。
以下情况不受新政的影响:
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对于2024年11月1日之前递交毕业开放工签PGWP的申请不受新政影响;
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从符合PGWP资格的飞行学校毕业的学生,无论在2024年11月1日之前还是之后递交了PGWP申请,均不受新政影响。
What hasn’t changed
- To be eligible for a PGWP, you must continue to meet the general and physical location eligibility requirements (even after November 1, 2024) and complete a study program at a PGWP eligible designated learning institution.
- If you apply for a PGWP before November 1, 2024, you only need to meet the current eligibility criteria.
- If you apply for a PGWP as a graduate from a PGWP eligible flight school, you only need to meet the current eligibility criteria (even after November 1, 2024).
- This means that the new eligibility requirements below do not apply to you.