j.lynnbrant1987 said:
Thanks for this information! May I ask where you got the info? I am inquiring for my boyfriend. He had to quit his job when he lost status for legal reasons obviously. So you have to restore your status as a worker does that mean you apply for work permit (new employer) or work permit (same employer) I am assuming new. So it says 108 Days, and they're working on October 8th applications. Does that mean its going to be 108 days from the time they start working on your application? So basically we have another 5+ months to wait? I have been searching everywhere for information.
There is another thread that follows this question.People called CIC and they say that restoration takes longer than work permits because they are processed in another department.
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/processing-time-for-restoration-of-statuswork-permit-t129918.405.html
The work permit processing times :http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/
But CIC says restoration takes an extra up to 16 weeks on top of normal work permit waiting time.