Will doing Part-time during summer break affect PGWP?

[joeythecat]

I am at centennial college and could not get into a few classes in my second semester. Because of this, I need to take these in the summer as they are prerequisites for other courses in my third semester.

This is how it has broken down for me so far

Semester 1 - I took 5 our of the 6 required courses
Semester 2 - I took 6 our of the 8 required courses
Summer Semester - I need to take a split English course as well as 2 additional courses that are prerequisites for coming courses.
Semester 3 - I will be taking 7 out of 7 required courses
Semester 4 -I will be taking 7 out of 8 required courses

At the end of this I will have completed all the required courses and also have taken 2 additional English courses that I needed to take as per my placement test.

Will this summer semester affect my PGWP at all?

Centennial college is totally useless and I cannot get help or get a hold of any acedemic advisors.

 

[GnuDoyng]

Hello,

Assuming your potential work is off campus, if you're only taking prerequisite courses then you're not allowed to work. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/work/work-off-campus.html

 

[joeythecat]

Hello,

Assuming your potential work is off campus, if you're only taking prerequisite courses then you're not allowed to work. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/work/work-off-campus.html

so even though I am enrolled in a fulltime program, by doing part time in the summer I am not allowed to work?

I actually do not think that is correct. this is from the page you linked.

Full-time or part-time course load during a regularly scheduled break
Students who are enrolled full time during the academic sessions before and after a regularly scheduled break and who decide to undertake a full-time or part-time course load during that regularly scheduled break are eligible to work off campus on a full-time basis. If a program of study does not provide for a regularly scheduled break and a student creates their own break in a program, it is considered a leave from studies, rather than a regularly scheduled break. Students who create their own break in a program are not eligible to work on or off campus during that break.

 

[GnuDoyng]

so even though I am enrolled in a fulltime program, by doing part time in the summer I am not allowed to work?

I actually do not think that is correct. this is from the page you linked.

Full-time or part-time course load during a regularly scheduled break
Students who are enrolled full time during the academic sessions before and after a regularly scheduled break and who decide to undertake a full-time or part-time course load during that regularly scheduled break are eligible to work off campus on a full-time basis. If a program of study does not provide for a regularly scheduled break and a student creates their own break in a program, it is considered a leave from studies, rather than a regularly scheduled break. Students who create their own break in a program are not eligible to work on or off campus during that break.

Please disregard what I said above.

Your summer study does not change your status as a full-time student, so it will not impact your eligibility for PGWP. This is the same idea as in their final semester some students only have part-time course load, which does not impact their eligibility for PGWP, as long as their full-time student status remains unchanged.

 

[Joseph777777]

What about part time in final 2 semester after completing the program

 

[GnuDoyng]

What about part time in final 2 semester after completing the program

After you complete your program you must apply for PGWP within 180 days.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/study-permits/post-graduation-work-permit-program/permit.html#application