Hi,
I came to Canada on a closed work permit for a year. After one year and during the process of issuing me another closed work permit, my employer laid me off. I now have a closed work permit until mid-2025 with an expired TRV. I did not apply for a new TRV as they ask to upload an employment letter which will clearly say that I am no longer employed and hence there is no reason to stay in Canada.
A couple days ago, I applied for PR under the CEC stream from inside Canada. I have received the AOR. Can I apply for BOWP? At the moment, I don't have any job offer, neither do I have a current employer, but I am still in Canada.
I was thinking to apply for BOWP and select Open Work Permit while filling out the IMM5710e form. Of course, I will have to leave the employer details. My concerns are, would they also cancel my existing closed work permit and would ask me to leave Canada? And if I apply, how soon can I start working? As the current processing time for BOWP is 141 days. Would I be able to work for any employer after submitting the application or wait for it to get approved first? What if my PR application gets rejected and I am working for any employer based on a submitted BOWP application?
Thanks in advance for your advices.
I came to Canada on a closed work permit for a year. After one year and during the process of issuing me another closed work permit, my employer laid me off. I now have a closed work permit until mid-2025 with an expired TRV. I did not apply for a new TRV as they ask to upload an employment letter which will clearly say that I am no longer employed and hence there is no reason to stay in Canada.
A couple days ago, I applied for PR under the CEC stream from inside Canada. I have received the AOR. Can I apply for BOWP? At the moment, I don't have any job offer, neither do I have a current employer, but I am still in Canada.
I was thinking to apply for BOWP and select Open Work Permit while filling out the IMM5710e form. Of course, I will have to leave the employer details. My concerns are, would they also cancel my existing closed work permit and would ask me to leave Canada? And if I apply, how soon can I start working? As the current processing time for BOWP is 141 days. Would I be able to work for any employer after submitting the application or wait for it to get approved first? What if my PR application gets rejected and I am working for any employer based on a submitted BOWP application?
Thanks in advance for your advices.