Ottawa is temporarily tweaking its Post-Graduation Work Permit Program to make things easier during the pandemic for international students who are either already in eligible programs or will begin them by this autumn.

Usually, the time these students spend on distance learning courses is excluded from consideration for the length of their PGWP - and at least half a student's courses have to be completed in person in Canada.

But during the COVID-19 global pandemic, Canada is recognizing border closures imposed by governments throughout the world to curb the spread of the coronavirus are making it impossible for international students to meet those requirements.

So, Ottawa is temporarily relaxing those rules.

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