Status in Canada after visitor expires but Work permit processing

[Josephmyatt1996]

Hey guys!
My six month visitor visa is due to expire in a few days. But I applied for an open work permit in February that is still processing. Must I leave Canada once my visitor visa expires? Or because I have an application processing do I have maintained status while I await the decision?

 

[YVR123]

Hey guys!
My six month visitor visa is due to expire in a few days. But I applied for an open work permit in February that is still processing. Must I leave Canada once my visitor visa expires? Or because I have an application processing do I have maintained status while I await the decision?

Since you applied for OWP after you got AOR of your spousal sponsorship, you have implied/maintenance status as a visitor until:
1) your OWP is approved and you have temp worker status
2) you get eCOPR and you become a PR of Canada.

You do not need to leave Canada.