Study & Work Permits
TEMPORARY WORKER PERMITS
How To Best Use This Valuable Permit to Plan Your Future
Most common permanent residence categories are based on having Canadian work experience, so having a work permit is a critical factor in your planning. The most common types of work permits we see are:
Post-graduate work permits
Open work permits held by spouses of students or spouses of high-skilled workers
Closed work permits issued to provincial nominees
LMIA-based work permits
Bridging open work permits
Work permits issued through the francophone mobility program
Post-doctoral fellow work permits
Just having one of these work permits, by itself, does not make you eligible for permanent residence—it depends on how you use it. For example, eligibility can depend on what kind of occupation you were in, how much time you worked in that job, when you worked that job (e.g. before coming to Canada, while on a study permit, or on a PGWP), and where in Canada you worked.
The expiry date of your work permit is something to always be aware of. Do you have a way to renew it? If it has already expired, do you have the ability to renew and restore it? You may have a window of 90 days after the expiry date or 90 days from the date of a refusal letter to apply to renew and restore—are you still in that window of time?
FAQs
-
We understand that a refusal is distressing because it impacts your future plans in Canada and affects your immediate goals of working or continuing studies. Together with you, we'll assess the reason for the refusal, review the original submission, and then make a repair plan to get you back on track. This might mean another application, contacting IRCC to point out an error they made, or directing you to contact a lawyer to make an application for judicial review.