I have question, we had the same situation where our PGWP got expired and requested for an extension but got refused. However, my wife is a nurse and had an invitation to apply for OINP (Employer Job offer "Foreign Worker Stream") but the status is still "Decision in Progress". Currently we applied for Restoration of Status "Visitor Record" instead of Work Permit since my wife does not have a LMIA.
I was thinking about bridging permit but I think it wont help since there is no ITA yet from OINP. Any thoughts on this would really appreciate it