Thank you, that was very helpful. My YP is running out on February 3rd and I was just wondering whether it is still technically possible to continue my employment, if let's say I get drawn/invited 2 or 1 week before it expires.
You can continue employment but you need to work fast. I'm going to give you some scenarios:
1 - You're on a Post-graduate Work Permit (PGWP) for 1 year
If you're on a PGWP, your one year of eligible work experience for CEC begins from the day you
applied for the PGWP (assuming you were working on that day), not from the day you got approved. This is very important because it means you can submit a PR application a month or more before your work permit expires.
The steps would then go as follows:
- Create and submit an express entry profile exactly one year from the day you applied for a PGWP. Applied, not received approval.
- Draws typically happen 1-2 times a month so you will be invited in the next 3-4 weeks.
- Be prepared. You must be ready to submit a PR application on the same day you get invited. Order the following documents:
- Upfront medicals
- Police certificates
- Work experience letter
- Supporting documentation
Note: This forum as well as other online sources have great checklists for the core documentation you will need.
- 24-48 hours after submitting and paying for a PR application, you'll receive your eAOR (electronic acknowledgement of receipt). Submit a BOWP immediately after this. You can reuse many of the documents you used in your PR application.
Note: if you're on a 2+ year PGWP, you won't have to hurry nearly as much since you'll have a little more time to get everything sorted.
2 - You're on a different type of work permit
The steps here are similar. Make sure you have a year of work experience and follow the steps above, except you can create your EE profile the day you hit one year of work experience.
I hope this helps!
