4.2 Assessment of life and work experience through PLAR for international students

As an international student, you can apply for PLAR, whether your learning from experience occurred within or outside of Canada. However, you must be aware that the PLAR process can:

•  shorten the length of your program of study
•  create a gap (i.e., a non-registered term) in the middle of your program
•  and/or reduce your course load to part-time registration

Any of the situations above can negatively impact your Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility and/or the length of its validity.

PLAR is not currently recognized by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. Decisions on PGWP applications are made at the discretion of the Immigration Officers.

If you have previous post-secondary education from a recognized university, you can also apply for transfer credit. See PLAR vs Transfer Credit. The same considerations described above with regard to the PGWP apply to transfer credits.  Remember, you will also need to meet Fanshawe’s residency requirement.