IEC WHP visa expiring Aug. CEC Applicant. Bridging Open Work Visa Available?

[rboughton]

I'm an Australian on my 2nd International Experience Canada Working Holiday Program visa. I applied in November for my Canadian Experience Class. I'm just waiting on my Medical Request which looks like it won't happen til July August. My work visa expires August so I am looking at applying for the new Bridging Open Work Permit. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/2012-12-17.asp

I'm not actually sure if this is available for my type of visa. Does anyone know if it is?

For my first IEC WHP visa, I applied to extend it through the CIC website but it came back denied. Apparently they don't handle our type of visas so I had to apply for an entirely new one through IEC.

But I now have an AOR and application number for CEC so do anyone know if I can just apply for this bridging work visa ?

 

[iam_toby]

sure, should be no problem. as long as you got the AOR and your current work permit is to expire in the next, i think 4 months, you
can apply for a bridged open wp until a decision in your pr case has been made.