Last Updated On 19 January 2023, 7:47 PM EST (Toronto Time)
To work in Canada as temporary resident, you require a valid work permit. It is a piece of paper that consists of your name and address and other personal information including your passport number.
A work permit also states your document number, application number, and UCI.
It has the specifics of the work permit (employer, location, start date, work permit expiry date, and so on). Also, if your work permit has any conditions, they are mentioned or attached to this permit.
Know About Work Permit Expiry
You can only work in Canada, until the expiry date of the work permit. All the closed or open work permit (including Post Graduation Work Permit – PGWP) has this expiry date.
However, you can request a new work permit before the permit’s expiry date. This is only when you meet the condition of new application or extension.
Apart from this, individual with “soon to be” expiring work permit or “after expiry” of the work permit can apply for a study permit, if they get enrolment in a Designated learning institution (DLI) and extend their stay in Canada.
Also, if you have submitted a complete package before the expiry date of the work permit, you can continue working even after expiry of your existing work permit.
This is called “implied status” meaning you can continue on your previous status until a final decision is made on your application.
So, you can stay and work in Canada because you have a maintained status in Canada. As mentioned earlier, you need to obey the terms and conditions of your previous work permit.
However, even if they do not give you a transitional work permit, you can work in Canada.
Moreover, sometimes IRCC issues certain public policies to make it easy for applicants to continue working.
For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a policy that let workers switch employers immediately. But, this was just an exception because of COVID.
Applying after the Expiration Date
You need to apply for a new work permit before the expiry of your work permit. If you fail to do so, you lose your status in Canada.
However, if your work permit has expired you can—
Apply for restoration of status within 90 days after the expiry of the work permit. When you apply for restoration of status, you do not have any status in Canada. So, you cannot work in Canada until you receive a decision on your work permit application.
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