You can save on your precious time and money as well as a lot of undue stress if you opt for applying early for your student visa which can be done by zeroing in on the perfect educational institution, which will be best suited for your goals and needs. Hence, it is very important to plan your pathway in education well and work towards your goal with a steady focus.
After graduation: Post-Graduation Work Permit
Unlike most countries, Canada is unique in providing all the international students the great advantage of being allowed a post-graduation work permit. This permit can be issued after you complete your study program and it remains valid for the duration of the study program, though it can remain valid for a maximum of up to 3 years. Therefore, if you are studying for 2-year course you will receive a work permit for 2 years and if you are doing a 4-year course you will be receiving the 3-year work permit. All students should be at least 18 years or more and need to be possessing a valid study permit to be able to apply for the work permit.
Quebec Experience Class (PEQ)
A PEQ is a special program for providing a focused and dedicated student-orientated pathway for the international students so that they can obtain permanent residence in Canada. The program is structured and designed with the hopes of providing all the students an opportunity to make Quebec their home and hope to build their lives and careers in Quebec. Following are some of the examples of the various courses that do allow the international students to qualify for a PEQ:
- Bachelor’s Degree (university undergraduate)
- Master’s Degree (and MBA’s)
- Doctorate Degree
- DEC-Diploma of college studies, technical training
- DEP – Diploma Of Vocational Studies, lasting 1,800 hours of study
A DEP, or a Diploma Of Vocational Studies, which can be followed by an ASP consists of at least 1,800 hours of rigorous training which leads up to specific trades. Provinces like Quebec hope that the various visiting international students will make Quebec their homes and build their careers in Quebec, and also enjoy the very high quality of life in Quebec. In today’s times it is very rare to have places welcoming foreign students and immigrants and is something every student should take full advantage
