Hi everybody! Long time visitor of the site. Certainly helped with my application which was very handy when I applied back in January this year. So big thanks in advance to everyone who is able to help me out here...
From January 2012 to January 2014 I was on a Working Holiday Visa which entitled me to work for any employer in Canada. Before the expiry of my WH Visa I applied for two (2) Visas; 1 x Temp. Work Permit and 1 x Family Class Sponsorship - Spousal sponsorship (my wife is Canadian). The idea of applying for the Temp. Work Permit was so I could have this before my Family Class Sponsorship was completed so that I could enter/exit Canada without the need to stay in Canada, as presently I am on 'Implied Status'. My application was completed inside Canada.
My question relates to the following; I've since been told (by other Federal and Provincial agencies) that the Temporary Work Permit should have been processed now and usually only takes about 3 months. Suffice to the say this isn't what CIC has told me over the phone. They said my Temp. Work Permit will be processed when my Family Class Sponsorship is processed which means presently this won't be processed till Jan/ Feb 2015.
Should I be requesting something to CIC so that my Temp. Work Permit can be processed quicker? As I live in Quebec I wanted to continue learning the French language, yet for them to let me into the government funded programs that are run here I need to provide my Temp. Work permit. So you might be able to see the irony here...
Looking forward to your replies.
Thanks,
GoGoGadget