Roughly 1,500 international graduates, many from programs delivered through a public-private college partnership in Alberta, are facing Post-Graduation Work Permit refusals after IRCC clarified that non-credit programs do not qualify for a PGWP. IRCC says this is not a new rule but a reaffirmation of an existing eligibility requirement, though affected graduates argue they enrolled believing their…

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