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Reinstatement of PGWP Eligibility for 178 Educational Programs

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada
Operative dateJuly 4, 2025
CategoryGraduate, student
Policy toolEligibility

Policy effect

IRCC reversed a June 25, 2025, decision to remove 178 educational programs from Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility, restoring the previous list until early 2026.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: IRCC reversed a June 25, 2025, decision to remove 178 educational programs from Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility, restoring the previous list until early 2026.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

.ca/en.html) 2. [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) 3. [Newsroom](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news.html) 4. [Notices](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Update on field of study requirement for post-graduation work permits ## We updated eligible CIP codes on July 4, 2025. On July 4, 2025 we updated the list of eligible CIP codes to add back fields of study that were removed on June 25, 2025. Those fields of study that were removed on June 25, 2025, will stay eligible until the list is next updated. If you submitted your study permit application in one of them between June 25 and July 4, you’ll still meet the field of study requirement when you graduate. Eligible fields of study are linked to certain jobs in long-term shortage in Canada and can change based on the needs of the Canadian labour market. [Check below to see if your program’s CIP code meets the field of study requirement](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/work/after-graduation/eligibility/field-of-study.html#check_cip_list). **Ottawa …
Government of Canadacanada.ca. Reinstatement of PGWP Eligibility for 178 Educational Programs. Effective 2025-07-04.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/update-requirement-post-graduation-work-permits.html

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