Hello all.
I've been browsing this forum on and off for at least a year, or more. Thought I'd finally join, and post.
I'm currently in Winnipeg on an IEC work permit - I moved here October 2013, and it's set to expire in October 2015.
I was sponsored under the MPNP, by having worked a job for more than 6 months, then subsequently being offered a permanent job with the same employer.
MPNP sent me my approval at the end of March, and it took me most of April and May to get everything together for CIC (including my police certificates from Winnipeg, and from the UK - where I'm originally from). My application was received at the office in Sydney, NS, on May 28th.
I'm now patiently awaiting my AOR, so I can apply for a bridging work permit.
I understand through some posts here that the wait for an AOR could be as long as 18 weeks; and indeed that the application time for a BWP could be as long as 111 days. Both of these would be pretty problematic for me - as I was approved for the MPNP as someone working in MB, to enable me to keep working in MB; but these delays would force me to *stop* working. And as the IEC permit doesn't allow for 'implied status' - I would have to quit my job (or see if they'll let me take a leave of absence/sabbatical) while I wait for the AOR and/or the BWP to be processed.
It seems a little silly that the BWP - which can only be applied for four months before the expiry of your current permit - supposedly has a current waiting time of... nearly four months.
One of the conditions of the PNP process is ensuring you maintain your status in Canada - something I won't be able to do, through no fault of my own, if things are delayed by CIC(!)
I'm a bit stuck, and not entirely sure what to do - other than 'hurry up and wait'... (and check my email and junk for the AOR every day!)