Work Permit Extensions & Status Maintenance FAQ

Essential questions and answers regarding Canadian work permit extensions, maintained status, 90-day interim periods with LMIA in process, leaving a closed work permit employer, travel with valid TRV, IRCC visa tracking, and status compliance.

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Work Permit Extensions & Status Maintenance FAQ

If I accidentally reported the wrong month and year for a part-time job in Canada on a previous work permit application, can I provide the correct dates in my Personal History when submitting my CEC application, even though I am not claiming CEC points for that job?

Does IRCC provide an extra 90 days to everyone applying for a work permit extension?

Can I apply for a work permit extension while my LMIA application is still in process?

What information should I include in my work permit extension application?

How long will IRCC wait for the LMIA to be approved?

What happens after my LMIA is approved?

Can I submit a dummy work permit application just to get 90 days?

Does having an LMIA in process guarantee approval of my work permit?

Has IRCC invited more Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates this year compared with last year?

What Express Entry changes are being discussed or anticipated?

Are these Express Entry changes confirmed?

Should candidates preparing for Express Entry be concerned about a possible pause?

If I withdraw my AAIP application and later receive a CEC ITA, do I need to disclose the AAIP application?

I will complete three years since graduating from Ontario on August 18. If I receive an OINP invitation after August 18, do I need to meet the median wage requirement?

I obtained my Indian PCC three months ago and then returned to India for 40 days. Do I need to get a new PCC?

I have 8 months of full-time Canadian work experience in NOC 41301. If I change employers but continue working in the same NOC and performing the same type of duties, will this affect my eligibility for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) healthcare category?

I have already replied to my P1 email confirming that I am inside Canada, but I am planning to leave Canada before receiving P2. I do not have a TRV to return. Can I leave Canada and submit a webform asking IRCC to process my PR application as an outland application?

As a CEC applicant with a bridging open work permit, do I need to liquidate my TFSA and submit updated proof of funds to IRCC?

Can I remain in Canada if I leave the employer listed on my closed work permit?

Can I work for a different employer after leaving the employer named on my closed work permit?

What is the new minimum living-expense fund requirement for international students applying for a Canadian study permit outside Quebec?

Does the CAD $23,448 requirement include tuition and travel expenses?

Is showing the required amount of money enough for a study permit application?

What are the two key types of relationship evidence when adding a spouse after AOR?

What is considered proof of a genuine relationship?

What is meant by proof of marriage?

What information should be provided about the history of the relationship?

Can getting married for the purpose of obtaining Canadian immigration status cause an issue?

What new system measure was being developed to manage visa expiry more aggressively?

If I apply for Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) consideration, can I still apply under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC)?

Does an H&C application give me legal status in Canada while I wait?

If I worked during my studies and continued working at the same place after completing my studies, should I combine the work experience or separate it?

From what date should I claim the eligible work experience?

Can I travel outside Canada after receiving my Portal 1 request, and what happens if I receive Portal 2 while I am outside Canada?

Do we still need to explain previous Express Entry profiles when submitting a new application?

What should I use instead of creating a test Express Entry profile?

What can happen when IRCC is not satisfied that an applicant’s job duties match the claimed NOC code?

What should an applicant provide to demonstrate that their work experience matches the NOC?

What should an applicant do if they believe the NOC refusal is incorrect?

If an applicant has NCLC 5 French test results, a valid job offer, and the required work experience, can IRCC still refuse a Francophone Mobility work permit because the applicant did not prove they actually speak French?

What should an applicant do if the refusal says they provided the French test, job offer, and work experience but still failed to prove they speak French?

If the Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, and Federal Skilled Trades programs are repealed, will Express Entry itself automatically disappear?

If the proposed work-experience rule becomes one year cumulative instead of continuous, could someone combine separate periods of employment?

Would a Canadian job offer still be mandatory under the proposed unified program?

Would Canadian work experience still matter if Canadian education points are removed?

Would the proposed removal of the 600 CRS points for a provincial nomination mean PNP applicants would no longer receive priority?

If French CRS bonus points are reduced or removed, would French-language category draws necessarily disappear?

Are the proposed CRS changes going to apply to the very next Express Entry draw?

If the current FSW 67-point grid disappears, does that mean an applicant no longer needs to pass the 67-point selection grid?

If my Indian salary was paid in cash and I don’t have bank statements or income tax documents, can I still claim the work experience?

What documents can prove that my Indian salary was paid in cash?

My previous agent is refusing to give me access to the documents and forms submitted with my study permit application. How can I obtain my own file?

What does an ATIP request provide for a study permit application?

What concern was raised about the temporary resident population?

Why is the high number of temporary residents considered a problem?

Why does the speaker believe the government should consider expired temporary residents when setting immigration levels?

Did the speaker criticize the government’s consultation with provinces?

What concern was raised about education and language integration?

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