PGWP information for international students

Programs that are marked PGWP eligible   meet Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) eligibility requirements for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP), including the new field of study requirement effective Nov. 1, 2024.  The numbers in the PGWP eligible column are the IRCC Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes.  International students seeking a PGWP are responsible for meeting field of study and all other PGWP eligibility requirements.

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Credential
Program Availability
Careers

Your degree will prepare you for a career in a wide range of fields, including:

  • Primary production (food production systems)
  • Farm equipment technicians
  • Agronomy sales (crop inputs)
  • Agronomy consulting
  • Environmental assessment research
September
Degree
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Ineligible
Careers

Graduates of our Agriculture Sciences program work in a wide variety of settings, including:

  • Agriculture research
  • Agri-business
  • Agri-services
  • Farm finance
  • Farming
  • Ranching
September
Diploma
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International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 01.0101
Careers

Graduates of our Agriculture Sciences program work in a wide variety of settings, including:

  • Agriculture research
  • Agri-business
  • Agri-services
  • Farm finance
  • Farming
  • Ranching
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 01.1102
Careers

Our diploma program will prepare you to work with design teams in a wide variety of fields, including as a(n):

  • Architectural animation communications specialist
  • Architectural illustrator
  • BIM draftsperson
  • CAD designer
  • Digital environmental artist
  • Immersive artist
  • Three-dimensional designer
  • Three-dimensional modelling and texture artist
  • Concept artist
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Ineligible
Careers

A variety of opportunities will await you once you graduate. You'll have the option to continue your studies, pursue a professional designation or immediately begin your career in fields such as:

  • Accounting
  • Agri-business
  • Banking
  • E-commerce
  • Energy industry
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Financial services
  • Management
  • Retail management
  • Sales
  • Taxation
  • Technology

Why Lethbridge Polytechnic Business Administration? Employable after 2 years – step right into a great career upon graduation, or, with transfer agreements in place at institutions across Canada and around the globe, you can easily continue your education to earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 2 additional years.

September or January
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Ineligible
Winter 2026
Open
Closed
Ineligible
Careers

A variety of opportunities will await you once you graduate. You'll have the option to continue your studies or immediately pursue your career in fields such as:

  • agri-business
  • e-commerce
  • energy industry
  • entrepreneurship
  • management
  • retail management
  • sales
  • technology
  • start-up business

Why Lethbridge Polytechnic Business Administration? Employable after 2 years – step right into a great career upon graduation, or, with transfer agreements in place at institutions across Canada and around the globe, you can easily continue your education to earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 2 additional years.

September or January
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Ineligible
Winter 2026
Open
Closed
Ineligible
Careers

A variety of opportunities will await you once you graduate. You will have the option to continue your studies, obtain a professional designation or immediately pursue your career in fields such as:

  • Advertising
  • Agriculture-Business
  • Banking
  • E-commerce
  • Energy Industry
  • Financial Services
  • Human Resources
  • Logistics
  • Management
  • Project Management
  • Retail Management
  • Sales
  • Start-up Business
  • Supply chain management
  • Technology

Why Lethbridge Polytechnic Business Administration? Employable after 2 years – step right into a great career upon graduation, or, with transfer agreements in place at institutions across Canada and around the globe, you can easily continue your education to earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 2 additional years.

September or January
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Ineligible
Winter 2026
Open
Closed
Ineligible
Careers

When you graduate, you'll be ready to work with children, youth and families in a wide variety of settings, including:

  • Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Drop-in Centres
  • Family Support
  • Foster Care Work
  • Group Homes
  • Hospitals
  • Independent Living Programs                                                      
  • Recreation & Community Centres
  • Residential and Treatment Programs
  • Safe Consumption Sites
  • Schools                                                                                        
  • Women’s Emergency Centres                                                     
  • Young Offender Centres
September or January
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 44.0702
Winter 2026
Open
Closed
Eligible 44.0702
Careers
  • Construction estimator
  • Construction inspector
  • Construction manager
  • Geo-technologist
  • Government / municipality engineering
  • Consulting
  • Infrastructure designer
  • Materials testing technologist
  • Roadway designer
  • Structural designer
  • Quality assurance / control technologist                                         
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 15.0201
Careers
  • Business and systems analyst
  • Computer service technician
  • Database designer/developer
  • GIS Developer
  • Information systems project manager
  • IT support specialist
  • Mobile app developer
  • Network analyst/technician
  • Programmer analyst
  • Software developer
  • Software testing specialist
  • Web developer and administrator
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 11.0103
Careers

Graduates of the Bachelor of Criminal Justice program will be prepared to enter career paths including the following:

  • Business Planner
  • Case Workers in Provincial and Federal Justice Organizations
  • Communications Officer
  • Continued Studies in Graduate School
  • Crisis Support Worker
  • Municipal, Provincial, and Federal Government Policy Analyst
  • Parole Officers
  • Probation Officers
  • Research Assistant
  • Supervisors/Managers in Justice Organizations
  • Victim Service Worker
September (on-campus and online), January or May (online only)
Degree
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Winter 2026 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Summer 2026 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Fall 2026 - On Campus
Open
Open
Ineligible
Careers

At the end of the program, you'll be prepared for work throughout the criminal justice system in positions such as:

  • Federal Correctional Officer                                                      
  • Halfway House Counsellor                                                        
  • Provincial Correctional Officer                                                  
  • Victim Services Worker
  • Youth Worker
September (on-campus and online), January and May (online only)
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Winter 2026 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Summer 2026 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Fall 2026 - On Campus
Open
Open
Ineligible
Careers

You'll leave our program with a comprehensive understanding of the criminal justice system and a valuable range of practical skills and abilities. You'll be ready to do justice, as either a sworn public safety officer or as a civilian employee, with:

  • Emergency Services
  • Federal Enforcement Agencies such as Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada Border Services, Correctional Service Canada, CSIS
  • Municipal Police Services
  • Other Provincial Enforcement and Protection Services including Sheriffs
  • Private Security and Investigation Agencies
  • Provincial Police Services
  • Regional Police Services
September (on-campus and online), January and May (online only)
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026 - On Campus
Open
Open
Ineligible
Fall 2026 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Winter 2026 - Online
Waitlisting
Unavailable
Ineligible
Summer 2026 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Careers

Lethbridge Polytechnic graduates are employed throughout Canada and abroad in a variety of culinary opportunities including fine restaurants, hotels, cruise ships, catering companies, flight kitchens, hospitals, care facilities, and convention centres. Opportunities also exist to own and operate your own restaurant or branch out into marketing and product development.

Recent graduates have found employment in the following roles:

  • Banquet chef
  • Banquet cook
  • Business owner
  • Caterer
  • Chef
  • Chef de partie
  • Entrepreneur
  • Food sales representative
  • Line cook
  • Prep cook
  • Sous chef
late August and January
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Ineligible
Winter 2026
Open
Closed
Ineligible
Careers

Your diploma in Digital Communications and Media will prepare you for a wide range of positions working independently or as part of an organization. These careers include:

  • Digital/Broadcast Journalist
  • Freelance/Entrepreneur
  • Graphic and Information Design
  • Magazine/Newspaper Content Creator
  • Marketing and Advertising
  • Media Production Company Owner
  • Media/Public Relations
  • Photographer/Videographer
  • Podcaster
  • Radio Host/Producer/Scriptwriter
  • Social Media Content Manager
  • Story Editor
  • Video Editor
  • Video Producer/Director/Scriptwriter
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 09.0702
Careers

When you graduate, your in-demand skills will open up opportunities in:

  • Before and After School Programs
  • Child Care Centres
  • Day Homes
  • Early Learning Programs
  • Family Group Care Programs
  • Kindergartens
  • Out-of-school Care Programs
  • Parenting Centres
  • Preschool Programs
  • Recreational Facilities
September and January (on-campus and online), May (online only)
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026 - Year 1 - On Campus
Open
Open
Eligible 19.0709
Fall 2026 - Year 1 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Winter 2026 - Year 1 - On Campus
Open
Closed
Eligible 19.0709
Winter 2026 - Year 1 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Summer 2026 - Year 1 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Careers

When you graduate, your in-demand skills will open up opportunities in:

  • Before and After School Programs
  • Child Care Centres
  • Day Homes
  • Early Learning Programs
  • Family Group Care Programs
  • Kindergartens
  • Out-of-school Care Programs
  • Parenting Centres
  • Preschool Programs
  • Recreational Facilities
September, January or May (online only)
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026 - Year 2 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Winter 2026 - Year 2 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Summer 2026 - Year 2 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible
Careers

An Engineering Design Technology diploma will prepare you for design technologist positions in a high demand field where graduates are employed in areas that include:

  • Architectural Technologist
  • Building Designer
  • Building Inspector
  • CAD Technologist                                                                       
  • Engineering Design Technologist
  • Environmental Consulting
  • Infrastructure Designer
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mapping/Survey Technologist
  • Mechanical Design Technologist
  • Process Design Technologist
  • Structural Technologist
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Ineligible
Careers
  • Environmental Assessment Officer
  • Environmental Compliance Officer
  • Environmental Technologist
  • Environmental Investigator
  • Pollution Prevention Officer
  • Reclamation Technologist
  • Soils Technologist
  • Water Survey Technologist
  • Water Quality Technologist
  • Watershed Management Coordinator
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 03.0299
Careers

With a diploma in Exercise Science, you'll be ready to work in the health and wellness industry, to complete two industry certifications, or to continue your studies in a degree program. Pursue careers in:

  • Business entrepreneur
  • Community facilities
  • Fitness clubs
  • Health/resort spas
  • Medical clinics
  • Personal fitness care
  • Physiotherapy clinics
  • Recreation groups
  • Rehabilitation agencies
  • Schools/outreach programs
  • Senior centres
  • Sport organizations
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 31.0505
Careers

Start here, go anywhere! General Arts and Science provides the learner with foundational skills that transfer easily to a wide variety of careers and academic programs ranging from social scientists to teachers, from business entrepreneurs to nurses, and much, much more.

September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Ineligible
Careers

Start here, go anywhere! General Arts and Science provides the learner with foundational skills that transfer easily to a wide variety of careers and academic programs ranging from social scientists to teachers, from business entrepreneurs to nurses, and much, much more.

September and January
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Ineligible
Winter 2026
Open
Closed
Ineligible
Careers

Start here, go anywhere! General Arts and Science provides the learner with foundational skills that transfer easily to a wide variety of careers and academic programs ranging from social scientists to teachers, from business entrepreneurs to nurses, and much, much more.

September, January and May
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026 - No Major
Open
Open
Ineligible
Winter 2026 - No Major
Open
Closed
Ineligible
Summer 2026 - No Major
Open
Open
Ineligible
Careers

Our diploma program in Interior Design Technology will prepare you to work with design teams in a wide variety of fields.

  • Commercial Designer
  • Concept Artist
  • Draftsperson
  • Interior Design Technologist
  • Kitchen and Bath Designer
  • Millwork Designer
  • Product Sales Representative
  • Residential Designer
  • Space Planner
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Ineligible
Careers

You will be prepared to work as a massage therapist in a growing number of fields, including:

  • massage clinics and spas
  • private health care providers
  • sports medicine clinics
  • chiropractic clinics
  • independent practitioners
  • long-term care facilities
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 51.3501
Careers

Our Multimedia Production diploma will prepare you for entry-level positions in a wide range of fields, including:

  • 2D/3D Animation
  • Front-end Development
  • Interactive Advertising/Marketing
  • Interactive Narrative Design
  • Mobile App Development
  • Motion Graphics
  • New Media E-Learning
  • New Media Entrepreneurship/Freelance
  • Social Media
  • User Experience Design
  • Web and Interactive Media Design
  • Web and Interactive Programming/Development
  • Web Game/Simulation Design/Development
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 11.0801
Careers
  • Conservation Officer
  • Environmental Investigator/Inspector
  • Fish and Wildlife Officer
  • Fishery Officer
  • Municipal Police Officer
  • Park Patrol Officer
  • Park Ranger
  • Pollution Control Officer
  • Resource Management Officer
  • RCMP Officer
  • Wildlife Investigator
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 03.0208
Careers

Practical Nurses are part of an inter-professional collaborative health care team and play a primary role in providing safe, competent and ethical care to the public.

Upon successful completion of your diploma and passing the Canadian Practical Nursing Registration Exam, you’ll be ready for career opportunities in a variety of health care settings such as:

  • acute care facilities
  • community health agencies
  • continuing care facilities
  • primary care clinics
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 51.3901
Careers

Your diploma will prepare you for work in a wide variety of environmental and natural resource management career opportunities, including as a(n):

  • Biological technician
  • Environmental technician
  • Field research technician
  • Resource management technician

Employment is found with government agencies, private environmental organizations, environmental (non-governmental) consulting firms, and natural resource industries (oil, gas, mining, and forestry).

September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026
Open
Open
Eligible 03.0201
Careers

Your diploma in Therapeutic Recreation Gerontology will prepare you to work in many settings, including:

  • Community-based programs
  • Group homes
  • Hospitals
  • Lodges
  • Long term care
  • Mental health programs
  • Rehabilitation programs
  • Seniors day programs
  • Senior centers
  • Supportive living
September
Diploma
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Domestic Status
International Status
PGWP Eligible / CIP Code
Fall 2026 - On Campus
Open
Open
Eligible 51.0899
Fall 2026 - Online
Open
Unavailable
Ineligible