IRCC says it will not add or remove a single eligible field of study for the post-graduation work permit in 2026, leaving the list at the 920 fields set on July 4, 2025. Here is who the rule catches, who is exempt, and the two places people lose a PGWP they thought they had.
Since January 21, 2025 a spousal open work permit requires the worker’s permit to have at least 16 months of validity left, and below TEER 1 only 81 TEER 2 and 21 TEER 3 occupations qualify. Here is who is still eligible in 2026, and who is not.
30 of Canada’s 41 Census Metropolitan Areas are on the low-wage LMIA refusal list for the July 10 to October 8, 2026 quarter, including Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa-Gatineau. Here is exactly which cities are blocked, which are still open, and which sectors are exempt.
IRCC processing times for July 2026 — full tables for PR, citizenship, work permits, study permits, visitor visas and super visas, plus backlog inventories.