FMCAD said:
IRCC will not give you 90days after expiry of your Work Permit to restore your status, it is your responsibility to apply to extend your work permit or apply a visitor or study visa in order to be eligible on a implied status, if that visa is refused then you get 90days to restore your status from the date of expiry of your work permit till the refusal date.
Before you call yourself DUMB again and want to ban yourself. Let me explain, I was in the same situation that's why i know this, after expiry of my WP i restored status as WP extension and got rejected after 3 months (At no point I'm trying to get IMPLIED Status), then i restored my status as Visitor. Maybe people who are writing this know their stuff before you label them ?
We are talking about restoration of status
To get implied Status, you definitely need to apply before expiry status of your permit.
Here read this again and drink some Kool-aid
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/visa/validity/restoration.asp
Eligibility requirements for restoration of status
Applicant requirements
apply within 90 days of having lost their status; and
meet the initial requirements for their stay; and
have not failed to comply with any other condition (such as working without being authorized to do so, etc); and
meet the requirements of the class under which they are currently applying to be restored as a temporary resident.
Have lost their status because they have failed to comply with any of the following conditions
Subsection R185(a)
The period authorized for their stay
Subsection R185(b)(i) to (iii)
The work they are permitted or prohibited from engaging in, in Canada, including the:
type of work;
employer; and
location of work.
Subsection R185(c)
The studies they are permitted or prohibited from engaging in, in Canada, including the:
type of studies or course;
educational institution;
location of studies; and
times and periods of the studies.