The job search in Canada, navigating the Post-Graduation Work Permit, and figuring out how your degree translates into a career can be just as challenging as the studies themselves.
A structured program
Every Passage graduate gets ongoing access to the same coaching, materials, and employer connections, regardless of when you graduated or which program you completed.
The Passage Graduate Job Program is built for this transition. It's a structured eight-week program designed to take you from "I just graduated" to "job-ready" — with a clear process, accountability, and direct support from the Passage team.
Alongside this program, Passage does run hiring events for specific employers sporadically, keep an eye out to see if we are running one for your industry soon!
Who it's for
The Graduate Job Program is open to all Passage borrowers who are either:
In their final semester of study, or
Recently graduated and entering the full-time Canadian job market
If that's you, you're eligible. There's no separate application — when the program kicks off, you'll be invited by email.
How the program works
1. CV webinar (40 minutes)
The program opens with a 40-minute live webinar covering Canadian CV best practices — formatting conventions, and how to tailor your CV to specific roles. All eligible participants receive an email invite with a sign-up link.
Getting the basics wrong means your applications won't even reach a human reviewer.
2. Submit your CV for review
After the webinar, you'll submit a short form with your CV, the job titles you're targeting, and your strategic approach to applications. The form link is shared during and after the webinar.
3. CV approval — the gate
This is the most important step in the program. No applications go out until your CV has been reviewed and approved by the Passage team.
If we have feedback, you'll receive it directly — and you'll revise and resubmit. If it's approved, you'll be invited to your kickoff meeting.
This step exists because applying with a weak or wrongly-formatted CV is one of the most common reasons graduates spin their wheels for months. We'd rather take a week to get this right than watch you send 100 applications that go nowhere.
4. Kickoff (KO) meeting
Once your CV is approved, you'll meet with your Passage contact for a kickoff conversation. We'll cover:
The job you actually want
Whether your CV and LinkedIn are ready for the search
How and where you're going to apply
Concrete application targets — how many, by when
A key part of the kickoff is confirming your immigration pathway. We'll make sure the job titles you're targeting align with your targetted pathway. For the actual immigration advice, we'll refer you to qualified immigration support.
You won't start actively applying until your search strategy is signed off in this meeting. That's deliberate.
5. Fortnightly check-ins (8 weeks)
For the next eight weeks, you'll complete a short check-in form every two weeks tracking:
Applications submitted
Interviews received
Blockers you're running into
The Passage team reviews these weekly.
6. Job Bootcamp webinars (every 2 weeks)
Throughout the eight weeks, we run live bootcamp webinars on different topics — networking, application strategy, dealing with rejection, negotiation, and more.
These sessions are also where we troubleshoot common issues across the cohort, so you'll often hear your own question answered without having to ask it.
7. Completion: "Job-Ready Certified"
After eight weeks of check-ins, you're considered Job-Ready Certified by Passage. You won't have to keep submitting fortnightly check-ins, but you stay eligible for:
Ongoing office hours with the Passage team
Job lead emails when relevant roles come up
Access to future bootcamp webinars when topics apply to your situation
In other words, the structured program runs for eight weeks — but the door stays open after that.
The transition from international graduate to working professional in Canada isn't quick, and it isn't linear. The Graduate Job Program is built to give you eight weeks of structured momentum at the moment that matters most — and a Passage team that knows your situation long after that.
Passage does not provide regulated immigration advice. For matters that require a licensed immigration consultant or lawyer, we'll refer you to qualified professionals.