Which master's specialisation suits a BA graduate applying to Canada with 1 year of work experience?

A BA on its own does not point clearly toward any single masters, but your 1 year of work experience does, because it lets you build a coherent story from bachelor's subject through job role to Canadian specialisation. That coherence matters more for admissions and for your study-permit application than the masters title sounding impressive.

Master of Management vs Public Policy vs HR vs Business Analytics

The Biggest Mistake to Avoid

• Do not jump straight from a BA in English or History into Data Science or Computer Science without substantial added coursework in statistics and programming.
• Prioritise a degree-level masters over a college graduate certificate, since masters graduates get streamlined, predictable PGWP treatment.
• Use your 1 year of work experience explicitly in your application to bridge academic theory and practical execution.

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Canada.ca's Post-Graduation Work Permit field-of-study requirement page; Canada.ca's Post-Graduation Work Permit about page.

My Advice

Tell me what your BA subject actually was and what you did during that one year, because the answer changes meaningfully between, say, a Political Science BA heading toward Public Policy versus a general BA heading toward Management. Whatever you pick, verify the specific institution and programme's PGWP eligibility directly rather than assuming every Canadian masters automatically qualifies.