New measures announced for work permit extensions in Canada

Ottawa – Former international students with expired or expiring post-graduation work permits, and for temporary resident to permanent resident pathway applicants, are getting an extension from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Foreign nationals whose post-graduation work permit expired or will expire from Sept. 20, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2022, will have the opportunity to work in Canada for an additional 18 months by either extending their work permit or applying for a new one. Those currently in Canada will also have the ability to work in the interim period while their permit is being extended or a new one is being issued.

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