Post Graduate Work Permit Processing Time (PGWP)
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For those who got their PGWP approved: Does IRCC issue a-three-year validity PGWP from the date you apply or the date it is issued?
Call them. I applied the 7th february with no biometrics and I got accepted the 5th august. They approved me the same day as when I called.
Friends,
I recently graduated and I have applied for my PGWP. I have a full time offer from a company and they require me to provide my hard copy of the work permit. I explained to HR that I am eligible to work while I am waiting for approval of my WP. But HR said unless I provide them the hard copy I won't be able to join. How can I explain this to HR? Has anyone faced a similar issue? Any suggestions please, I do not want to loose this job
I recently graduated and I have applied for my PGWP. I have a full time offer from a company and they require me to provide my hard copy of the work permit. I explained to HR that I am eligible to work while I am waiting for approval of my WP. But HR said unless I provide them the hard copy I won't be able to join. How can I explain this to HR? Has anyone faced a similar issue? Any suggestions please, I do not want to loose this job
I will give you my 2 cents about your situations because I was anticipating such thing may happen to myself so I did not submit any job applications since I graduated in May: I would say it is difficult to talk down the HR to hold on to your offer because most companies would not be able to keep a hold on an offer for very long and not to mention that they may have other candidates("second choice" so to speak) that can fit in the position. Besides, no one can tell what the exact date their PGWP gets approved.
If I were you, I would honestly tell the HR about the fact that you do not have the date of when will the work permit gets approved(because I would still want to have a good image in the HR's head), and ask if the HR can pull my name off the list of "applied candidate" so that I can submit my resume to this company after I got my work permit instead of being blocked by their HR system for several months(big companies tend to do this to prevent people frequently applying).
They should agree if you send them the letter issued by IRCC when you submitted your form. Many organization are chill with implied status and they do not wait for you to show them the approved work permit letter. Again, depends on company to company.
You can also refer them to paragraph R186(w) here:
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/section-186.html
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/section-186.html
Unfortunately, you will have to deal with them.
In my friend case, because she couldnt renew her sin number while waiting the pgwp paper, they cancelled her job offer.
(Because in their payroll system, it does not accept her expired sin number)
She contacted CRA and IRCC, but none of them took care her situation.
That's why there is a huge paradox what IRCC says that you can work while waiting for the decision,
but once their sin number expires, there is no way you can do it.
Human resources and small companies do not want to wait and they want solid evidence, which will highly cancel the offer.
I was facing exactly the same situation but now I'm working without any problem.
However, it also took me quite tons of efforts to explain to HR persons about the policy and regulation and finally they took it.
First of all, you are eligible to work. BUT, it is totally up to the company if they can accept you with or without WP. So argue with evidence, explain the regulations