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Thanks! Just in case, my main objective is not only study but work, so if I do get the study permit (and given my situation explained above) would I have any issue getting that open work permit related to the study program?

Hi, I know since last year people holding a work permit (closed or open) can study without requesting a study permit, that is clear. However, I am asking if I can apply for a study permit as I am not working anymore for the company that got me the closed work permit (there were some layoff last...

thank you so much for double checking. Yes, I cannot work unless another company hire me with another work permit. Unfortunately, most of the companies are not aware about the Canada-Peru trade (that Canadian companies can hire Peruvians without the LMIA) nor the Francophone mobility program...

Thank you so much for your response. Then maybe it does not worth to spend a lot of money on enrolling a program if at the end I will not be able to change my work permit. About the valid status, one immigration consultant told me that my status is valid till my visa expires (2025). Thanks

Thanks, that's what the colleague literally sent me. So, per your comment, as my closed work permit is still valid (no matter if I am not working with that company anymore) I will not be able to receive an open work permit despite I enroll in that one year program, correct? If yes, that means...

Right, I knew about that because last year the government announced that everyone holding a work visa/permit can study in Canada. However, my big concern was whether if I would be receiving a new open work permit or not, as I am not working with my last employer anymore due to the layoffs...

So that means that first I should change my work visa to a study visa so I can get the work permit, correct?

Hello, I arrived in Canada on June 2022 under a closed work permit valid till February 2025. Unfortunately there were some layoff and I am not working there anymore since end of November. I was thinking on enrolling into a diploma course of one year in the algonquin college and they confirmed...