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Update on field of study requirement for post-graduation work permits
Update on field of study requirement for post-graduation work permits
  • Category:Student Visa
  • Country:Canada
  • View Counts:703
  • Published on:29-Jun-2025

June 25, 2025—As part of changes to the International Student Program, a new requirement was introduced in 2024. To be eligible for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP), international students in non-degree programs (programs other than bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees) must complete a program in an eligible field of study linked to jobs in long-term shortages, such as  those being prioritized under Express Entry. This rule applies to students who applied for a study permit on or after November 1, 2024.

Effective today, the list of eligible fields of study has been updated to reflect the 2025 Express Entry priorities, and the following changes were made:

119 new fields of study in key sectors like health care and social services, education and trades were added.
178 fields of study no longer linked to occupations in long-term labour shortages were removed.
As a result of these changes, there are now 920 fields of study eligible for a PGWP.

Students who applied for a study permit before June 25, 2025, will still be eligible for a PGWP if their field of study was on the list when they applied for their study permit even if it has since been removed.

For the full list of eligible fields of study organized by the Classification of Instructional Programs system,

Field of study requirement

Depending on your study program, you may need to meet a field of study requirement to be eligible for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP).

Who doesn’t need to meet the field of study requirement

You don’t need to meet the field of study requirement if one of the following applies to you:

You submitted your PGWP application before November 1, 2024, regardless of level of study.

You graduated from a PGWP-eligible flight school.

You graduated with a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctoral degree.

You applied for a study permit before November 1, 2024.

If you don’t meet one of the exceptions above, use the table below to check if your program is eligible for a PGWP.

How to meet the field of study requirement

You must graduate from a program that’s on the list of currently eligible Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes when you submit your

study permit application or

PGWP application

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. If your CIP code is not on the list of currently eligible codes when you apply for a PGWP, it may still be eligible based on when you submitted your study permit application.