Jamesdavid3 said:
I am not wrong , I am just following other people who I know are still working once their IEC expires
I have found another message board anyway which just contains people who are the IEC Visa who have already applied for PR and 99% of them are still working even when their IEC expired..
They have told me for many reasons I shouldn't be talking to you all in here as you say the complete opposite which is in fact wrong information.
Here it is directly from CIC: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=188&t=17
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I have applied for a new work permit. Can I stay in Canada if my work permit expires?
Yes. You can stay in Canada, and may be able to keep working, under what's called implied status. That means the law implies you are a temporary resident. The implied status lasts until Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) decides on your new permit application. However, you must respect the following requirements:
If you applied for another work permit
You must stay in Canada and meet the conditions of your original work permit. If you applied for a work permit extension before your work permit expired, you can keep working under the same conditions as your existing permit until CIC decides on your application unless you have applied to extend your stay under another category.
If you applied for a different kind of permit
You cannot do any of the activities allowed by the original work permit. For example, you may have come to Canada as a worker and then applied for a study permit. If so, you must stop working once your work permit expires. After that, you cannot work or study until you get a new permit.
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In other words if you apply to
extend an existing permit then you can continue working. Since IEC is not extendable you are NOT applying to extend it, you are actually applying for a brand new different class of work permit (OWP), meaning after the IEC expiry you must stop working.
The only thing your other message board is telling you, is that most people don't get caught. Same thing with people working for cash under-the-table at a restaurant... most don't get caught, but some do. Just because a high percentage of people get away with it doesn't make it legal. Most likely CIC doesn't communicate with the CRA so don't usually catch on. Perhaps they do random checks, or flag certain cases for one reason or another, but some people do indeed get caught. And the consequences if CIC does catch you, is clearly seen here: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/apply-inland-after-iec-expire-keep-working-and-now-aip-refuse-t163087.0.html
If people want to take the chance they won't get caught then that's up to them. But people considering it should know that it is not allowed, and what happens if you're one of the few caught.
