How to Apply for Your PGWP (2026) - A Licensed RCIC's Step-by-Step Guide

Hi, I'm Dikshit Soni, a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC R536007) and the founder of SAAB Immigration Services Inc., based in Kitchener and Mississauga, Ontario. I work on Canadian immigration files every day, and I have watched too many capable people either overpay for something simple, or make one small, avoidable mistake that costs them their status.

That is why I wrote this guide.

As long as there are no surprises in your file, the Post-Graduation Work Permit is one of the simplest applications in Canadian immigration. By no surprises I mean you finished your program on time, you have been studying and staying in Canada legally, and you have a valid language score. If that describes you, and you are organized and willing to do it yourself, you honestly should not have to pay a consultant hundreds or thousands of dollars to file it for you. So I put everything I would walk a client through into one clear, up-to-date guide, and priced it so anyone can afford to do it right.

This is the real thing: the same steps, the same warnings, and the same insider details I use in my own practice, written in plain language and in the right order.

Inside this 2026 edition:

• The 2024 to 2026 rule changes most people miss (language and field of study)
• Full eligibility self-check and the 180-day deadline
• Language requirements decoded, with IELTS, CELPIP, PTE Core and French conversions
• How long your PGWP lasts, and how your passport can shorten it
• A field-by-field walkthrough of form IMM 5710, including the foreign-work-history trap
• Warnings and contingencies: no language score yet, the visitor-record trap, and restoration
• Document and photo specs, and how to keep your records safe

And because I would rather you get it right than get it cheap, every copy includes one complimentary call for your questions before you submit. You are never doing this alone.

If your case turns out to be more complex than a guide can cover, I am one message away.

Warm regards,

Dikshit Soni, RCIC R536007

SAAB Immigration Services Inc.

www.saabimmigration.ca | +1 (877) 683-7222 (SAAB) | hello@saabimmigration.ca

This is a self-help guide and general information, not legal advice. Licensed for your personal, single-application use.