Complicated Situation

[Mandalorian]

Did you get an email on September 29 to say you could work? And when you applied on September 29, you applied to restore your status too?

Yup, that I did recieve. That interim work permit is valid till May 31, 2023.

 

[cz999]

1st PGWP - June 3, 2021 | Got expired - June 2, 2022

NOC B job - Feb 2, 2022 till present with 1683 hours.

Applied for open work permit - May 29, 2022 to maintain legal status, followed by Another application on Sep 29, 2022 after the PGWP rule was official.

The May 29 application was rejected on Oct 30th.

I'm sorry if this sounds so confusing.

I suggest you talk to an immigration lawyer as this is not a common situation. You applied to extend your work permit on sep 29 while on maintained status, I am not sure if that application could extend your maintained status. If you had to apply for restoration then you shouldn’t have been working at all after oct 30th, which will certainly render the subsequent work experience ineligible for EE. But again, seek profession opinions.

 

[Mandalorian]

I suggest you talk to an immigration lawyer as this is not a common situation. You applied to extend your work permit on sep 29 while on maintained status, I am not sure if that application could extend your maintained status. If you had to apply for restoration then you shouldn’t have been working at all after oct 30th, which will certainly render the subsequent work experience ineligible for EE. But again, seek profession opinions.

Thank you, I'll do that. and btw, I did recieve the interim work permit(Aug 10th) even before I applied on Sep 29th.

 

[Mandalorian]

As a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holder with work permit number W305********, you may be eligible for a special facilitation measure under the PGWP Public Policy to allow you to stay and work in Canada.

The new measures for foreign nationals with expired or expiring post-graduation work permits and applicants to the temporary resident to permanent resident pathways – Canada.ca will temporarily exempt you from the requirement to hold a valid work permit in order to work in Canada. This exemption will be valid until May 31, 2023, and will enable you to work while you wait for a new work permit.

If you are in Canada, in order to help you start working as soon as possible, IRCC has granted Post-Graduation Work Permit holders with an expiry date between September 20, 2021 and December 31, 2022 an interim work authorization which allows you to continue working in Canada until May 31, 2023.

 

[SatNight]

My work hours is 40 hours a week. My HR has already provided me with a letter stating that I have worked more than 1683 hours. Also, Feb 2 would be my complete 1 year. I doubt that I would get the ITA based on current points. 1 year should be complete by the time I get ITA. Which could be Feb 8 or Feb 22

It doesn't matter what it's written on the letter. IRCC doesn't count anything above 30 hours. Only those are counted. You need 1560 hours over at least 52 weeks to be eligible (this is 30x52). No hour over 30 is counted.