ccirish87 said:
BOWP - March 9th
Currently on implied status. My work permit ended April 5th. I applied for PR through CEC and received AOR on Feb 19th
In my opinion, as your WP expired on 5 Apr, you should have applied for BOWP during start of 2015 (sometime before mid January) as you could notice that CIC processing time has always been to more than 1.5 months to process work permit extensions, nowadays it is 2.5 to 3 months processing time for BOWP.
You can remain on implied status till the time CIC makes a decision on your BOWP application, i.e. today is the last day of your implied status as mentioned in the BOWP refusal letter from CIC, so now you need to apply for restoration as suggested by them which seems appropriate.
If your WP was valid until today and got refusal of your BOWP today, then definitely CIC made blunder, but that's not the case, right ? Your WP has expired way back, and you have paid penalty to apply BOWP quite late, i.e. less than a month ago of your status validity, even though CIC updates processing time on website showing 40 days, 50 days, 70+ days now etc.
Anyway, never look back, and move forward, try to contact CIC with your concerns and see if they reverse the decision.
Good luck.