Great news for CEC Applicants - OPEN Work Permits now available

[vicky86]

This is a good news.

Best of luck guys..and good work CEC....

 

[Usver]

what about people with PGWP who already expire but still eligible for Restoration after applying originally for WP with LMO but no decision was made because application was considered incomplete?

 

[deepak09]

Hello Frenchie,

Buddy, will you please pass me the email id where we can ask questions to CIC?

Thanks,
Deepak

So I called CIC twice : they were not really helpful, almost rude, but anyways :

• the first agent just didn't want to answer my question. He kept insisting that I had to wait for my work permit to be within four months of expiring to apply, to which I replied I was fine with it but I wanted to find out now what would happen for my wife... If she's not eligible to that open work permit, I'd have to sponsor her, which means within four months of our work permits expiring, I'd have to apply for that open work permit for me, get it, and then apply to sponsor her, hoping it is before hers expires... So it might be a better option to just ask now for my company to get my WP extended and for me to sponsor my wife
• I had to worm the information out of the second agent, but she told me I'd have to send one application asking for an open work permit to be issued for the both of us, with a cover letter stating we applied for PR and got an AOR. I really had to insist to get that information, so I don't feel 100% confident about it and I'm thinking of emailing them or calling again just to confirm

Did anyone else contact them on this topic ?

 

[CEC2013]

so which means under CEC I can apply this OPEN WORK PERMIT after I get APPLICATION NUMBER, within 4 months of my PGWP expire. Is it correct?
Thank you Thank you

sizhou,

If you fulfill all of the eligibility below, then yes, you can apply for the bridged open wp.

1. The foreign national is currently in Canada;
2. They have valid status on a WP that is due to expire within 4 months;
3. They have received a positive eligibility decision on their PR application under one of the Economic Class programs above; and
4. They have made application for an open WP.

The one you are asking about is numb 3, which is the AOR or acknowledgment of receipt. If you have received this after applying for pr under one of the Economic Class programs, and you are within the 4 months - then go ahead and submit an app for the open wp.

 

[shahzad2002]

It is a good news, But it's kinda too late for me. My WP expired already! wish they did this a while ago, way to go CIC.

Withdraw your file and apply again or you can apply for this kind of WP now.

 

[shahzad2002]

great... My WP expired last week. THAT SUCKS. I want to die...

Withdraw your application or apply for this kind of WP.

 

[nptfdo]

Hello forum members,

Nice to see so many people helping each other out

My current work permit is for my current employer. It is about to expire some time this month (Jan 2013). I applied for CEC last year and received my AOR as well. Have not heard from CIC since.
I applied for the bridging open work permit last week (end of Dec 2012). Now, I am not sure how long will this new bridging open wp process take.

I need to understand if I do not get the new open wp by the time my current wp (for my employer) expires later this month,
a) Will I be allowed to stay in Canada even after my wp expires and while open wp is in processing stage? My visa will also not be valid anymore.
b) Will I be allowed to continue working? What if my employer is ready to keep me working on the new open wp as well?

Please advise. Thank you so much!

 

[kaytea]

that is AMAZING!!!! i am soooo happy to hear about this because today i asked my employer if they can apply for an LMO and they said no. this couldnt come in a more perfect timing (at least for me)

 

[canadain]

Hello forum members,

Nice to see so many people helping each other out

My current work permit is for my current employer. It is about to expire some time this month (Jan 2013). I applied for CEC last year and received my AOR as well. Have not heard from CIC since.
I applied for the bridging open work permit last week (end of Dec 2012). Now, I am not sure how long will this new bridging open wp process take.

I need to understand if I do not get the new open wp by the time my current wp (for my employer) expires later this month,
a) Will I be allowed to stay in Canada even after my wp expires and while open wp is in processing stage? My visa will also not be valid anymore.
b) Will I be allowed to continue working? What if my employer is ready to keep me working on the new open wp as well?

Please advise. Thank you so much!

a) Yes. You will allowed to stay in canada as long as you had applied before your current work permit expires. Your status will be changed to implied status.
b) Since you will be in implied status, you can still continue to work with your CURRENT employer.

 

[nptfdo]

a) Yes. You will allowed to stay in canada as long as you had applied before your current work permit expires. Your status will be changed to implied status.
b) Since you will be in implied status, you can still continue to work with your CURRENT employer.

Thanks canadian!
Since my current WP is for my employer but my new WP would be an OPEN one. This means that my WP conditions will not be the same. Can you confirm that I can indeed continue working?

 

[shells]

Thanks canadian!
Since my current WP is for my employer but my new WP would be an OPEN one. This means that my WP conditions will not be the same. Can you confirm that I can indeed continue working?

You should call up CIC to confirm on that. If you have to, talk to different agents just to make sure they are giving you the right answers.. I did that to make sure that about my implied status.. Last thing I want to do is to work and remain in Canada illegally while waiting for my CEC.

 

[Ottawa10]

Hi all,

Just a quick question on "bridging open WP", we can apply for this online, correct?

Thanks, in advance

 

[sashali78]

Hi all,

Just a quick question on "bridging open WP", we can apply for this online, correct?

Thanks, in advance

yes

 

[Ottawa10]

Thank you for your quick response

 

[sashali78]

Thank you for your quick response

no problem. You can use this link: http://www.cic.gc.ca/ctc-vac/getting-started.asp