An applicant who received a passport request (PPR) for a Strategic Marketing Communications program wanted to switch to a shorter, 1-year Business Analytics program at the same college (Conestoga), on their agent's advice that it's safer to change the course after arriving in Canada, and asked whether this could affect their study permit, work permit, or PR, or risk cancelling the PPR.
What the thread confirmed:- You can change your course once you arrive in Canada, provided there's an available seat in the new program at the same institution.
- Members raised open questions about whether a course change could be scrutinized later (e.g., when applying for a post-graduation work permit or PR) — these concerns weren't fully resolved in the thread, so treat them as things to verify with the college's international office or an immigration consultant before assuming there's no downstream impact.
The practical takeaway: switching programs after landing is generally possible if a seat is available, but the thread didn't settle whether it carries any risk for later applications (like a PGWP) — confirm this with your college's international office before finalizing the switch.