The PGWP Is Running Out — Now What?
The Post-Graduation Work Permit is one of Canada’s most valuable immigration instruments, an open work permit that lets international graduates work anywhere in Canada, for any employer, in any occupation, for up to three years. It is the bridge between finishing school and achieving permanent residence, and for most of the people who use it, it is the period during which they build the Canadian work experience that qualifies them for the pathways that actually lead to a PR card.
What the AAIP Is Really Selecting For
Every immigration program has explicit criteria, the published requirements, the points grids, the minimum scores, the document checklists. These are the things most applicants spend most of their time studying, and they are necessary to understand. But they are not sufficient to understand, because behind every set of criteria is a rationale, a reason why these particular requirements exist rather than different ones, and understanding the rationale changes how you approach the program.