PGWP and graduate school

[exponentialdecay]

Hi,
I recently graduated from University of Manitoba with a 4-year honors BSc degree and now I am studying in a different grad school in BC. I have updated my status on IRCC. I recently noticed that I have only 180 days from the date I graduated to apply for the PGWP. Obviously, I do not want to apply for PGWP right now. My questions are,
1. Does the 180-day rule still apply if I continue my study in a different university? To be specific, can I apply for PWGP after I finish (graduate from) grad school? How long will the length of PWGP be?
2. What will happen if I can't finish grad school after years of study (say I want to quit)? Am I still eligible to apply for PGWP?

Thanks in advance

 

[Naturgrl]

1. You can apply after completing grad school. How long is the program?
2. If you don’t finish grad school then you will not be eligible for a PGWP if you graduated from your program more that 180 days from your graduation date.

 

[exponentialdecay]

1. You can apply after completing grad school. How long is the program?
2. If you don’t finish grad school then you will not be eligible for a PGWP if you graduated from your program more that 180 days from your graduation date.

1. It is a two-year master's program.
2. For the second question, is the 180-day rule strictly enforced?

 

[Naturgrl]

1. It is a two-year master's program.
2. For the second question, is the 180-day rule strictly enforced?

1. Most likely a three year PGWP, but could be two. Check PGWP eligibility.
3. Yes. That is 6 months to apply for a PGWP.

 

[exponentialdecay]

1. Most likely a three year PGWP, but could be two. Check PGWP eligibility.
3. Yes. That is 6 months to apply for a PGWP.

When calculating the PGWP length, will the years I spent before grad school be counted?

 

[Naturgrl]

When calculating the PGWP length, will the years I spent before grad school be counted?

Did you begin grad school within 150 days? If so yes. Also most masters will get a 3 year PGWP so the first program will not matter.