Hey I have been pursuing a masters of engineering program in Canada and according to my school the program requires us to compete 10 courses and takes around 16-24 months to compete ,summers are scheduled break and we are allowed 8 months of co-op:
I started my program in Winter 2023 and took the following route:
Now since I have completed 50 % of the requires courses and summer 2024 is approaching I was thinking to take 1 course in summer 2024 as this is a scheduled break for my program and do the remaining courses in fall 2024 as follows:
So considering the above study routes that I am taking/will take I have the following questions:
1- Am I in any kind of violation because as per my knowledge I am maintaining full-time student status in all terms except the summer 2024.?
2-Will expediting my course work by taking courses during summer and co-op term put me in any difficult situation while applying for PGWP?
3-Does IRCC count co-op terms in length of study while awarding PGWP ?
4-I have read that IRCC looks at out program length defined by the school which is up to 24 months not how much time we took to complete it ,so will I be able to get a 3 year PGWP?
I would highly appreciate if the experts could give their 2 cents over this as I am anxious and overthinking regarding this matter.
I started my program in Winter 2023 and took the following route:
| TERM | ENROLLMENT STATUS | PROGRAM PROGRESSION |
| WINTER 2023 | FULL TIME | 4 COURSES +worked Part-time |
| SUMMER 2023 | SCHEDULED BREAK | WORKED FULLTIME (NO COURSES) |
| FALL 2023 | FULL TIME | 1 ST COOP TERM + PART TIME JOB |
| WINTER 2024 | FULL TIME | 2 ND COOP TERM + 1 COURSE+ PART TIME JOB |
| TERM | ENROLLMENT STATUS | PROGRAM PROGRESSION |
| SUMMER 2024 | SCHEDULED BREAK (Part Time) | 1 course + summer job |
| FALL 2024 | FULL TIME | 4 courses (Degree course work complete) |
So considering the above study routes that I am taking/will take I have the following questions:
1- Am I in any kind of violation because as per my knowledge I am maintaining full-time student status in all terms except the summer 2024.?
2-Will expediting my course work by taking courses during summer and co-op term put me in any difficult situation while applying for PGWP?
3-Does IRCC count co-op terms in length of study while awarding PGWP ?
4-I have read that IRCC looks at out program length defined by the school which is up to 24 months not how much time we took to complete it ,so will I be able to get a 3 year PGWP?
I would highly appreciate if the experts could give their 2 cents over this as I am anxious and overthinking regarding this matter.