I have a question that should be simple to answer but as yet I haven't found any info on it and need some help!
I am a British citizen currently in living in Montreal under the International Experience Canada scheme for 1 year (I will be 31 at the end of this year so ineligible to reapply again). I live here with my spouse who is a Canadian citizen and we're about to apply for a spouse sponsorship visa.
The back of my current visa states "If you wish to extend your stay in Canada as a temporary resident (visitor, student or worker), you must complete an application form to ensure that you receive your new document before the old one expires".
My question is...can I apply for said extension of my current temporary resident visa while the spouse sponsorship visa is in process? I am hoping the answer is yes so that I can continue to work while waiting for permanent resident status via the spouse sponsorship route. There doesn't, however, seem to be any mention online of both applications running in parallel and working in conjunction with one another.
Any help would be greatly appreciated