uing said:Hi CEC2013,
If you restore your status, they still need LMO to give a WP. that's as far as i know.
CEC2013 said:noidea4id,
Just thinking out loud here, and not sure if you've seen this, but you can always apply for restoration of status and then pursue other avenues (i.e. extension of wp, open wp bridging and so on). Probably doesn't help you much - worth the mention anyways..
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5553ETOC.asp#restoration