Canada allows select work permit holders to continue studies without student visa

Highlights: Canada allows selected work permit holders to continue their studies without a student visa

• Canada will allow selective work permit holders to continue studying in Canada without a study permit.
• Work permit holders who applied before June 7, 2023, can study without a Canada study permit.
• This rule continues a temporary policy instituted in 2023 that lasted until June 27, 2026.
• Newcomers who applied for work permits after June 7, 2023, are not eligible under this policy.

 

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Who is eligible to study in Canada without a Study permit?

To be eligible to study in Canada without a study permit, a work permit holder must hold the following:

 

• A valid work permit applied on or before June 7, 2023.
• Applied to renew the work permit on or before June 7, 2023, and received a work authorization

 

*Note: Foreign nationals who applied for work permits after June 7, 2023, are not eligible under this policy.

 

If an applicant holds both a valid study permit and a valid co-op work permit that meets the conditions above. In that case, they may be eligible to enroll in an additional study program under this policy if:

 

• Follow the conditions of the current study permit
• Continue their studies in the main study program
• The current study program enrolment should not exceed the length of your current co-op work permit

 

Length of time Canadian work permit holders can study in Canada

An applicant who is eligible under the study permit exemption under the temporary public policy can study in Canada without a study permit until:

 

• The current work permit expires
• Work permit renewal application expires or is refused
• Expiry of temporary policy (June 27, 2026)

 

Ways an applicant can prove the study permit exempt while applying

As a work permit holder or work permit extension applicant, an applicant can provide the following documents to the respective DLI schools to prove that the applicant has a study permit exemption:

 

• Valid and current work permit
• Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR) received after applying for a work permit extension application
• Work authorization letter sent after applying for a work permit
• IRCC email saying that they qualified under the public policy

 

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Benefits of continuing studying in Canada

 A newcomer in Canada continuing their education can yield multiple economic and immigration benefits. Below mentioned are some of the benefits of studying in Canada:

 

• Newcomers who graduated from Canadian education institutions earned 27% more PR than those who studied abroad
• Newcomers with at least one year of pre-landing work experience still earned between 9-12% of more pre-landing work experience
• Studying in Canada can increase eligibility for a Canada PR

 

Newcomers studying in Canada can apply for a Canada PR via different programs such as Express Entry, which uses the CRS calculator for candidates based on different factors, including education. Here is the mentioned table that shows the minimum points granted by the applicant who is studying in Canada based on various factors:

Level of Education	Points awarded with a spouse or common-law partner	Points awarded without a spouse or common-law partner
	(Maximum 140 points)	(Maximum 150 points)
Less than secondary school (high school)	0	0
Secondary diploma (high school graduation)	28	30
One-year degree, diploma or certificate from a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	84	90
Two-year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	91	98
Bachelor's degree OR a three or more year program at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute	112	120
Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years	119	128
Master's degree, OR professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession (For “professional degree,” the degree program must have been in: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.)	126	135
Doctoral level university degree (Ph.D.)	140	150

 

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