Work Permit Delay
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So you're in Canada as a visitor and have applied for an LMIA-exempt work permit? Or something else? Hard to comment without details.
Here's my full story that I posted in the wrong thread: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/post-graduate-work-permit-processing-time-pgwp.481328/post-10638957
Been working for 4 years now. Currently on an Implied Status after PGWP expired from Public Policy extension (not the original - original PGWP expired in Aug 2021)
Thanks for the link.
So did you just apply for an open work permit back in Feb before your PGWP expired? The public policy didn't come into effect until April. On what basis did you apply for the open work permit? I don't understand that part of the story.
Correct - applied for open work permit in Feb the 12th, before PGWP expired in March the 21st. I applied for the OPW before the announcement happen, however this link was issued after I applied - I am no longer sure which category I fit in.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/pgwp.html
So how are you eligible if you already had PGWP extension? Your PGWP expired before the dates in the bulletin. Once extended the first time, were you not on an ope work permit.
Right. But if you applied for the OWP in Feb, the OWP can't be processed under the public policy. The earliest the OWP application could have been submitted to be processed under this public policy is April 6th. So from my perspective, the OWP application you submitted has no chance of being approved since you essentially submitted an OWP application without meeting any requirements to qualify for one. The OWP was never going to be approved. Once the public policy was announced, you should have withdrawn the OWP application that never had any chance of being approved and then submitted a restoration application along with a new OWP application. That's what I would have done. You submitted your OWP application outside of the dates of the public policy. So you can't expect it to be processed under the public policy.
A new temporary public policy came into effect on April 6, 2023, and will expire on December 31, 2023. Under this public policy, PGWP holders whose permit expired or will expire between September 20, 2021, and December 31, 2023, will be able to maintain or restore their legal status and obtain an open work permit while in Canada to support themselves and fill labour market needs in Canada.
I had two types of PGWP - 1. Original (after graduation) and 2. Extended (thru public policy)
The dates that I've highlighted above, are they for Original PGWP or Extended PGWP thru public policy in 2021?
Your PWGP, not your first extension, expired before dates in the link. So you are not eligible for extension based on this new policy.