Canadian SOWP(spousal open work permit) with expired PGWP

[plotak]

I am recently admitted to a Master's program(Fall 2023) eligible for PGWP. However, I have already obtained the PGWP back when I graduated from a Canadian university(Bachelor's) in 2017, therefore the PGWP expired in 2020.

As PGWP can only be granted once, I will no longer be able to get PGWP after my graduation. Still, would it affect me applying for SOWP this time?

 

[Naturgrl]

My wife graduated from Canada with her Bachelor's in 2017 and applied for PGWP soon after she left the country. She then got a Master's degree in the US and did not return to Canada. Now PGWP has expired back in 2020 and she is considering to apply for a second Master's degree in Canada. Will she still be eligible to apply for SOWP for me if the program is a legitimate PGWP program but she has used up her PGWP before?

She will not be eligible for a PGWP once she completes another Masters. It is only given once, and she did not use it. As for you getting a SOWP based on her program, you may or may not be approved. Gvien she has a Masters already, she needs to show education progression so should consider a PhD. So if not eligible for a PGWP, not sure the benefit of taking another Masters in Canada.

 

[plotak]

Still, would it affect me applying for SOWP this time?