Try refreshing your browser, or 'Not asking for permanent residency': International students denied post-graduate work permit Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load. In a statement to Postmedia, the IRCC said there has been no changes to the eligibility criteria for the post-graduate work permit. Jasmeet Singh, a former graduate of Portage College’s business management program — a non-credit program — applied for a post-graduate work permit in August 2025. She said Portage College assured her that her program was eligible for a post-graduate work permit. It said discontinuing enrolments into the programs is unrelated to the recent post-graduate work permit decisions.